Episode 2: Scaling Up Nutrition for the Poor in Bangladesh

Research Talks

How do you translate research findings into a robust, pro-poor national program? This episode features IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow and Bangladesh Country Representative Akhter Ahmed ( https://www.ifpri.org/profile/akhter-ahmed ), who in a conversation with Sivan Yosef ( https://www.ifpri.org/profile/sivan-yosef ), shares the inspiring story of ANGeL, an intervention that used agriculture, nutrition, and gender trainings to directly help and empower poor people. The government of Bangladesh is now implementing ANGeL nationwide. Read more about the ANGel Project : https://www.ifpri.org/project/agriculture-nutrition-and-gender-linkages-angel Donors & Partners: Government of Bangladesh, BIDS, USAID, BMGF, A4NH, PIM, DFID, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and CGIAR Interviewee: Akhter Ahmed Interviewer: Sivan Yosef Editor: Sivan Yosef and Jennifer Weingart Promotions: Smita Aggarwal