Bangladesh
For more information, contact CIMMYT’s Bangladesh office.
FAO: No threat of desert locust invasion in Bangladesh
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Dhaka Tribune (11 Jun 2020)
While Bangladesh is at low risk of a large-scale invasion of desert locusts, efforts to curb fall armyworm will help in addressing future pests.
Farm mechanization under COVID-19
Innovations
As the current pandemic and restrictions create labor constraints, CIMMYT experts discuss the role scale-appropriate farm machinery can play in addressing them.
Fawligen registered in Bangladesh
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: PR Newswire (18 May 2020)
CIMMYT contributed to rapid assessment and registration of biological control for fall armyworm.
IFPRI, IRRI, CIMMYT, WorldFish make joint call for measures to avert risk to food system
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Dhaka Tribune (22 Apr 2020)
CGIAR centers recommended Bangladesh to ensure transportation of food and the flow of crucial inputs to farmers through market systems.
Blast and rust forecast
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New project to deliver wheat disease warnings directly to farmersâ phones in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Crowdsourced data feeds fall armyworm surveillance in Bangladesh
Innovations
Web app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.
Moving out of poverty or staying poor
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Is it up to the village men? Or women, too?
New publication: Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems
Innovations
Study shows service provider models in Africa, Latin America and South Asia increase smallholder access to agricultural machinery, but can remain dependent on projects to tackle major bottlenecks for scaling.
Smartphones drive data collection revolution, boost climate-smart agriculture in Bangladesh
Climate adaptation and mitigation
For the first time widespread monitoring examines how farmers are coping with climate stresses.
âSharingâ or âsparingâ land?
Environmental health and biodiversity
How can we feed more people while protecting nature and biodiversity?
