the way forward by shenggen fan
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The Way ForwardShenggen FanDirector GeneralInternational Food Policy Research Institute
Workshop on Evidence-Based Policy Options For Food And Nutrition Securityin Bangladesh
1 October 2014, Dhaka
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Thank you to all our partners
• Partnership with Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food, BIDS, and BRAC
• IFPRI’s PRSP looks forward to
– expanding knowledge base – continuing to collaborate with partners– communicating research findings and policy
options
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• generate policy options from research undertaken during 1st phase
• conduct new policy research to fill knowledge gaps
• strengthen analytical capacity of the Agricultural Policy Support Unit (APSU)
• evaluate how different initiatives help increase incomes and food security of smallholder farmers in Southern Bangladesh (e.g., USAID FtF).
Main objectives of the 2nd phase
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Highlights of key research in 2nd phase 1. Positioning agriculture for improved nutrition and women’s empowerment
• How can agriculture policies and interventions be designed and implemented to improve nutrition?
• How can agriculture be used as empower women for improving children’s nutrition and health
• Identify actions and investments that can leverage agriculture for improved nutrition and invigorate pathways to women’s empowerment
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Highlights of key research in 2nd phase2. Measuring women’s empowerment: Assessing women’s role in agriculture
• Research on the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) will continue to document role of women in agriculture and the obstacles and constraints that they face
• enable policy makers to craft policies that further unleash the potential of women in agriculture
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Highlights of key research in 2nd phase3. Measuring impacts of various development initiative
• Carry out 2nd round of Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey from Oct. 2014 – Mar. 2015 and 3rd round from Oct. 2017 – Mar. 2018
• Series of studies on population-level impacts of USAID’s interventions in the FTF zone of influence
• Measure mid-term impact of FTF interventions
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Highlights of key research in 2nd phase4. Cost/benefits, adoption of technologies
- Brinjal (eggplant)
- biofortified Zinc rice —BRRI dhan-62
• collect data on rates of usage by farmers over 3-yr period from 2014/15 to 2017/18 to allow for measurement of adoption and diffusion; will also identify drivers of adoption and related challenges
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Creating resilient food systems
Resilient food
systems
EMPOWER SMALLHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY
WOMEN FARMERS
PROMOTE CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
SUPPORT OPEN, TRANSPARENT,
FAIR TRADE
TARGETED SOCIAL SAFETY NET LINKING TO NUTRITION AND PRODUCTIVITY
ENHANCEMENT
PREVENT AG-RELATED HEALTH
HAZARDS & IMPROVE FOOD
SAFETY
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Strengthening linkages: research and policy• research-based recommendations to shape new
policies or modify existing ones
• Understand factors in translating policy recommendations into action—e.g. values, motivations, and power of different actors
• Play a catalytic role by effectively communicating research results
• creating a sense of ownership of research-based evidence by all stakeholders
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Improving capacity through APSU• Evidence-based policies can make dramatic, life-saving
changes for millions of people
• But research and policy alone are not enough to implement lasting change
• Capacity to turn policies into action is critical
• increase capacity of relevant policy actors within the government to undertake evidence-based policy
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Role of APSU• Collect and analyze sector-wide data and develop
policy recommendations
• function as a reservoir of data and information
• summarize and present to policymakers alternative options to facilitate evidence-based policy choices
• APSU work with other partners (NARs, universities, and NGOs)
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The most effective and sustainable actions must be
country-led and country-owned