scispace - formally typeset
F

Firdousi Naher

Researcher at University of Dhaka

Publications -  9
Citations -  581

Firdousi Naher is an academic researcher from University of Dhaka. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food security & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 522 citations.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

How cost-effective is biofortification in combating micronutrient malnutrition? an Ex ante assessment

TL;DR: Evidence is presented on the costs and potential benefits of biofortification for a large number of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and a modification of the Disability-Adjusted Life Years framework is used to conclude that the intervention can make a significant impact on the burden of micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world.
Posted ContentDOI

Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Progress and Determinants

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the trends in factors that affect food production, availability of food and their impact on nutrition outcomes and probe into the trend in poverty and distribution of income and access to food through markets.

The status of food security in the Feed the Future zone and other regions of Bangladesh: Results from the 2011–2012 Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present results of analyses of the IFPRI household survey data on various topics that combined represent the current food security situation in Bangladesh and examine how that situation varies between the FTF zone of influence in the southern region and other regions throughout the country.
Posted Content

How cost-effective is biofortification in combating micronutrient malnutrition?: An ex-ante assessment

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present evidence on the costs and potential benefits of bio-fortification for a large number of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, using a modification of the Disability-Adjusted Life Years framework.
Journal ArticleDOI

How Nutrition-Friendly are Agriculture and Health Policies in Bangladesh?:

TL;DR: There exists a wide window of unexplored opportunity to align the remarkable increases in food production and advances in the health sector with nutrition considerations toward an improved nutrition status in Bangladesh.