Chronic Poverty Research Centre

Workshop organised by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Ltd. (DATA)

19 August 2008 - Download the press release

Dhaka, Bangladesh

The purpose of this workshop was to present the findings and discuss the policy implications of a longitudinal study which IFPRI, CPRC and DATA conducted during the past thirty months. The study resurveyed 1,800 households first interviewed in 1994, 1996 and 2000 as part of three IFPRI evaluations on the impact of microfinance, agricultural technologies and food/cash for education on the poor in Bangladesh. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, the study includes interviews with 93 percent of original study households, 300 life history interviews, and 116 focus group discussions. An analysis of the results and their policy implications was discussed at this workshop.

To see full details of the speakers, programme and related briefing papers please see the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) website