PACR

PACR of a subproject (12/88-6/94) to improve food system management and policy in Bangladesh. The subproject was known as the Bangladesh Food Policy Project (BFPP). BFPP was successful on several counts. It supported policy changes in the food sector that have increased real income and nutrient intake, which in turn reduced the poverty of all net foodgrain buyers (rural poor, urban poor, and middle class) -- who altogether make up 85% of Bangladesh's 115 million people. Approximately $100 million in savings per year have already resulted from policy reforms enacted by the Bangladeshi government (BDG), to which the BFPP contributed significantly. The BDG's current policy of maintaining a lower security stock level, as recommended by BFPP, is likely to generate additional savings starting this year, which will allow the Ministry of Finance to allocate more resources for other development activities. The BDG has been promoting education for children of poor households through the Food for Education (FFE) program, as suggested by the BFPP. In total, 700,000 of Bangladesh's 1.48 million primary school students are covered by the FFE, which is planned to cover up to 1 million students

Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABL-026 (1995). The source's own text.