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study was completed in May 2009 and Rushidan Islam Rahman was its Project Director. The coresearchers were M Harunur Rashid Bhuyan and Anwara Begum. Household Food Security: Role of Seasonality and Type of Employment The study examines the links between sector and status of employment (self and wage employment), underemployment (seasonal and year round) and household income and its impact on household level food security. Identification of indicators of food insecurity and ‘faces’ of food insecurity at household level, the links between type of employment and food insecurity and the responses to food insecurity are the key queries and objectives in the study. The results reveal households’ vulnerability to food insecurity, occurrence of seasonality of food scarcity, lack of household level accessibility and nutrition awareness, relevance of and lack of wage employment especially for female earning members and its positive role towards household gains and children’s welfare. The study was completed in May 2009 and Rushidan Islam Rahman was its Project Director. Impact Evaluation of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board This study was carried out for the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The study provides an assessment of the contribution of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board in poverty alleviation and rural development and reviews its performance in terms of identified criteria. The study was completed in June 2009 and S.M. Zulfiqar Ali was the Project Director. The names of co-researchers are Quazi Shahabuddin, M. Asaduzzaman, Abdul Hye Mondal, Md. Harunur Rashid Bhuyan and Mansur Ahmed. Food Security and Mitigation in Bangladesh Agriculture: Searching for a Low Carbon Path of Development The project aims to find and analyze the carbon footprint in Bangladesh agriculture from the farmers’ field to the purchase by the consumers. Two crops, rice and potato, will be targeted. Both direct and indirect use of energy, fertilizer, 14 BIDS Biennial Report 2009-2010
and water and consequent carbon signature will be investigated using secondary information and verified through field level investigation of another institution which is looking at non-crop agriculture. The analysis will also try to find out how the carbon signatures differ by type of farm. The project will be completed in March 2011 and M. Asaduzzaman is its Project Director. Participatory Livestock Development Project-II The study carried out the final impact evaluation of the Participatory Livestock Development Project (PLDP-II) of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). Assessing the history of the project from its inception to completion, the study evaluates project performance and compares actual achievements with qualitative and quantitative objectives laid down in the log frame and appraisal report covering inputs, outputs, and impacts of implemented activities. The study identifies several problems and deviations from planned design and outcomes and traces the underlying factors in implementation and management of the project. The project was completed in August 2010 and Kazi Ali Toufique was its Project Director. The team members included: Monzur Hossain, Kazi Iqbal,and Zabid Iqbal. Supply Chain Analysis of Poultry in Bangladesh This study documents aspects of production, marketing, transports, and consumption of poultry products in Bangladesh with a view to assessing bio-security, population at risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), and health and hygiene practices, and profitability of the operators in the supply chains. The study was completed in June 2008 and Mohammad Yunus was its Project Director. The co-researchers were Emdadul Haque Chowdhury of Bangladesh Agricultural University and Nazneen Ahmed. Supply Chain of Hilsa in Bangladesh The study explores the supply chain and the prices of hilsa (fish) at various stages to examine value added at different stages and its distribution among different stakeholders. The study employs the value chain analysis method and provides new information of hilsa supply chain in the country. The study was completed in January 2009 and its Project Director was S.M. Zulfiqar Ali. The coresearchers were Quazi Shahabuddin, Mansur Ahmed and Md. Matiur Rahman. BIDS Biennial Report 2009-2010 15
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Page 5: Contents Message from the Chairman
Page 9 and 10: The Biennial Report 2009-2010 provi
Page 11 and 12: About BIDS The Institute The Bangla
Page 13 and 14: BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman The Mini
Page 15 and 16: development. The recent research of
Page 17 and 18: such as the accounts, administratio
Page 19 and 20: Regional Knowledge Network for Pove
Page 21 and 22: The Impact of the Global Financial
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Mr. Babul Hossain 01712163252 0191
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Telephone Operator Mr. Md. Khairul
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Annex 5: Participation in National/
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Institute and The Financial Express
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“Skill Shortages for Green Jobs i
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Water and Poverty, Lecture delivere
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Developing Countries, February 17,
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ABM Shamsul Islam Research Fellow
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