Securing food for all in Bangladesh
Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively address four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output market; and (4) poverty, food security, and women’s empowerment. The fifteen...
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| author | Ahmed, Akhter Islam, Nurul Mujeri, Mustafa K. |
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| description | Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively address four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output market; and (4) poverty, food security, and women’s empowerment. The fifteen chapters of the book address diverse aspects within these four themes.
Access to sufficient food by all people at all times to meet their dietary needs is a matter of critical importance. Despite declining arable agricultural land, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in boosting domestic food production. The growth in overall food production has been keeping ahead of population growth, resulting in higher per capita availability of food over time. In the early 1970s, Bangladesh was a food-deficit country with a population of about 75 million. Today, the population is 165 million, and the country is now self-sufficient in rice production, which has tripled over the past three decades. Along with enhanced food production, increased income has improved people’s access to food. Furthermore, nutritional outcomes have improved significantly.
Nevertheless, the challenges to food and nutrition security remain formidable. Future agricultural growth and food and nutrition security are threatened by population growth, worsening soil fertility, diminishing access to land and other scarce natural resources, increasing vulnerability of crop varieties to pests and diseases, and persistent poverty leading to poor access to food. In addition, the impacts of climate change—an increase in the incidence of natural disasters, sea intrusion, and salinity—will exacerbate food and nutrition insecurity in the coming decades if corrective measures are not taken. Aligned with this context, the authors of the book explore policy options and strategies for developing agriculture and improving food security in Bangladesh.
Securing Food for All in Bangladesh, with its breadth and scope, will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers, and students dedicated to improving people’s livelihoods in Bangladesh.
This record also includes the synopsis: Ahmed, Akhter, ed.; Islam, Nurul, ed.; and Mujeri, Mustafa K., ed. 2021. Securing food for all in Bangladesh: Synopsis. Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Press Limited. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134737 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1398122025-11-06T04:09:18Z Securing food for all in Bangladesh Ahmed, Akhter Islam, Nurul Mujeri, Mustafa K. agricultural production food production food security technology poverty empowerment gender women rice irrigation fertilizers water resources water seed seeding trade value chains onions cash transfers social protection rural areas domestic violence Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively address four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output market; and (4) poverty, food security, and women’s empowerment. The fifteen chapters of the book address diverse aspects within these four themes. Access to sufficient food by all people at all times to meet their dietary needs is a matter of critical importance. Despite declining arable agricultural land, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in boosting domestic food production. The growth in overall food production has been keeping ahead of population growth, resulting in higher per capita availability of food over time. In the early 1970s, Bangladesh was a food-deficit country with a population of about 75 million. Today, the population is 165 million, and the country is now self-sufficient in rice production, which has tripled over the past three decades. Along with enhanced food production, increased income has improved people’s access to food. Furthermore, nutritional outcomes have improved significantly. Nevertheless, the challenges to food and nutrition security remain formidable. Future agricultural growth and food and nutrition security are threatened by population growth, worsening soil fertility, diminishing access to land and other scarce natural resources, increasing vulnerability of crop varieties to pests and diseases, and persistent poverty leading to poor access to food. In addition, the impacts of climate change—an increase in the incidence of natural disasters, sea intrusion, and salinity—will exacerbate food and nutrition insecurity in the coming decades if corrective measures are not taken. Aligned with this context, the authors of the book explore policy options and strategies for developing agriculture and improving food security in Bangladesh. Securing Food for All in Bangladesh, with its breadth and scope, will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers, and students dedicated to improving people’s livelihoods in Bangladesh. This record also includes the synopsis: Ahmed, Akhter, ed.; Islam, Nurul, ed.; and Mujeri, Mustafa K., ed. 2021. Securing food for all in Bangladesh: Synopsis. Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Press Limited. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134737 2021-10-27 2024-03-05T19:45:43Z 2024-03-05T19:45:43Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139812 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute University Press Limited Ahmed, A. U., N. Islam, and M. K. Mujeri, eds. 2021. Securing Food for All in Bangladesh. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9789845063715. |
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