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Bangladesh is entering a period of significant economic, demographic, and social transition. Over recent decades, the country has achieved substantial progress in economic growth, poverty reduction, human development, and social indicators. At the same time, the context within which social protection systems operate is changing rapidly. Population growth is slowing, urbanisation is accelerating, labour markets are evolving, climate-related risks are increasing, and households are becoming more exposed to economic, health, and livelihood shocks. These changes are occurring alongside a period of political and institutional transition, preparations for graduation...
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Using calories in a unitary framework, previous literature has claimed lack of gender inequality in intrahousehold food distribution. This paper finds that while...
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The overall theme of this study is agricultural market performance with a particular focus on food markets, especially in the face of acute...
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Since the mid-1990s, livelihoods-based approaches have increasingly come to dominate the analysis of poverty and food insecurity, and the design of anti-poverty and...
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The objective of this study is to validate the World Food Programme’s (WFP) method of establishing the prevalence of food insecurity. WFP’s method...
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Some development agencies and academics regard the concept of household food security—often defined as "access for all people at all times to enough...
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Project managers in charge of implementing activities that address food security problems need tools to (1) identify the populations that are food insecure, (2)...
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Many development agencies regard the concept of household food security—often defined as adequate access to food at all times, throughout the year and from...
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In recent years, many development agencies have made intensive efforts to improve their efficiency and increase their impact on rural poverty. At the heart...