Public Food Grain Storage Facilities In Bangladesh An Assessment Of Functionality Repair Needs And Alternative Usage

Author : Kabir, Razin,Yunus, Mohammad,Hossain, Tofazzal,Rashid, Shahidur
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Public food grain storage facilities in Bangladesh: An assessment of functionality, repair needs, and alternative usage by Kabir, Razin,Yunus, Mohammad,Hossain, Tofazzal,Rashid, Shahidur Pdf

Based on an extensive survey, this study assesses the current conditions of all three types of government owned warehouses: the silos, Central Storage Depots (CSDs), and Local Supply Depots (LSDs). Using a large team of civil engineers as enumerators, a detailed set of information is generated about the functionality, repair needs, as well as alternative uses of all public warehousing facilities. The data generated from the survey fed into the production of a user-friendly GIS database that encompasses the mapping of all storage facilities, along with functionality indicators and summary statistics from the survey. The comprehensive repair estimates generated in the course of this study, along with its supplementary GIS tool, can serve as important inputs to strategic policy decisions related to the public food grain storage system in the country.

Author : de Brauw, Alan,Waid, Jillian,Meisner, Craig A.,Akter, Fahmida,Khan, Bushra Ferdous
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Food systems for healthier diets in Bangladesh: Towards a research agenda by de Brauw, Alan,Waid, Jillian,Meisner, Craig A.,Akter, Fahmida,Khan, Bushra Ferdous Pdf

The national food system of Bangladesh has made substantial progress since experiencing famine in 1974, soon after independence. After the famine, the government placed a strong emphasis on policies required to attain grain self-sufficiency; since attaining self-sufficiency, the production system, policies related to it, and resulting diets have begun to diversify. Nonetheless, undernutrition remains a problem, and fruit and vegetable consumption are inadequate for most people relative to international recommendations. Moreover, as the food system has begun to transition towards a modern one, challenges related to food safety and perceived food adulteration have begun to rise. Further, increased processed food intakes are potentially associated with existing rising overweight and obesity status. Both government interventions and innovations are needed to help shift the national food system to improve nutrient-dense food availability, particularly among the poor, and to limit the increase in processed food consumption.

Author : Rashid, Shahidur,Kabir, Razin
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Public sector foodgrain storage losses in Bangladesh: An assessment of current losses and the identification of solutions to reduce them by Rashid, Shahidur,Kabir, Razin Pdf

Bangladesh has a long history of catering to the consumption needs of its population through public distribution of food-grains—rice and wheat—stored across an extensive network of warehouses all over the country. This network has its roots in the Bengal famine, but now performs a variety of functions ranging from price support to providing a safety net against crises. However, the storage infrastructure is old, with many warehouses having originated some sixty years ago. The food security situation in Bangladesh has also improved remarkably from the time when this warehousing network was established. Finally, there have been remarkable improve-ments in both technology and management of grain storage that have increased overall efficiency.

Author : Dorosh, Paul A.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Optimal stocks for public foodgrain storage in Bangladesh: An assessment of required storage volumes and corresponding investment needs by Dorosh, Paul A. Pdf

National and household food security in Bangladesh have been greatly enhanced over the past two decades by policies that have allowed a major public foodgrain distribution and relatively large pub-lic stocks to co-exist with private sector trade. Yet, this system has also undergone substantial changes as the structure of the Bangladesh food economy has been transformed in response to growing household incomes, shifts in production and consumption, and changes in international markets.

Author : Chowdhury, Reajul Alam,Alam, Md. Monjurul,Ali, Md. Rostom,Awal, Md. Abdul,Hossain, Shahadat,Kalita, Prasanta Kumar,Saha, Chayan Kumer,Winter-Nelson, Alex
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Private investments in modern foodgrain storage in Bangladesh: An economic feasibility analysis and potential role for the public sector by Chowdhury, Reajul Alam,Alam, Md. Monjurul,Ali, Md. Rostom,Awal, Md. Abdul,Hossain, Shahadat,Kalita, Prasanta Kumar,Saha, Chayan Kumer,Winter-Nelson, Alex Pdf

Unprecedented growth in rice production in Bangladesh over the last four decades has outpaced the capacity of post-harvest operations, resulting in substantial grain losses. While production technology has changed dramatically over time, there has been relatively little private investment in transforming storage capacity in the country. This paper explores the lack of widespread private investment in improved grain storage and examines the potential for public support to stimulate greater private sector investment in modern storage. We calculate the returns to investment in bulk grain silos and hermetic cocoons that could upgrade warehouse storage, and calculate the grain loss that conversion to those technologies would prevent. We then assess the public support that would be required to trigger private investment in modern storage systems.

Author : Dorosh, Paul A.,Thurlow, James,Pradesha, Angga,Raihan, Selim
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Evaluating food policy options in Bangladesh: Analysis of costs, benefits, and tradeoffs between targeted distribution versus public agricultural and infrastructure investments by Dorosh, Paul A.,Thurlow, James,Pradesha, Angga,Raihan, Selim Pdf

Bangladesh has successfully improved national food security over the last two decades, primarily by increasing rice production and consumption. However, the country’s food system remains vulnerable to periodic floods and droughts that seriously affect agricultural production and prices. While food imports can cushion the effects of these short-term climate shocks, there is always uncertainty about whether shortages in global commodity markets will coincide with domestic production shortfalls, leading to particularly adverse outcomes, especially for poor farmers and net consumers. This is one of the reasons why Bangladesh’s government has maintained a long-standing public grain procurement and storage system, as well as a large social protection program that distributes subsidized rice and wheat to poor households. These programs, together with investments in farm productivity, have enhanced the resilience of Bangladesh’s food system to climate and world market shocks. Heightened climate variability in recent years has also led the government to increase stocks and make substantial new investments to expand public grain storage capacity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Water
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007166965

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Selected Water Resources Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Agency for International Development. Bureau for Technical Assistance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951000064938W

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Catalogue of Research Literature for Development: Food production and nutrition, development and economics, education and human resources, health, selected development areas by United States. Agency for International Development. Bureau for Technical Assistance Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1186 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Rural development
ISBN : UIUC:30112018448776

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Rural Development Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1744 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000057553887

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Bibliography of Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015023482121

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Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Government reports announcements & index
ISBN : MINN:30000008703443

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Government Reports Annual Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9843110900

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Bio-ecological Zones of Bangladesh by Anonim Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251079201

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Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies. FAO conducted a detailed analysis of GHG emissions at multiple stages of various livestock supply chains, including the production and transport of animal feed, on-farm energy use, emissions from animal digestion and manure decay, as well as the post-slaughter transport, refrigeration and packaging of animal products. This report represents the most comprehensive estimate made to-date of livestocks contribution to global warming as well as the sectors potential to help tackle the problem. This publication is aimed at professionals in food and agriculture as well as policy makers.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.