Impact evaluations
Evaluation of IDEA: An aquaculture project in Bangladesh
Impact Evaluation Report 150, 2026
Vegard Iversen, Bidisha Barooah, Amanda Wendt, Adrienne Martin, Rohan Shah, Rishabh Bhattacharya, Tejita Tiwari
The authors of this report evaluate the IDEA project’s efforts to strengthen aquaculture, nutrition, and women’s empowerment in northwest Bangladesh, finding limited added impact amid rapid market-driven sector growth. The evaluation highlights that training-centered models must evolve to address deeper structural and market constraints. This work was funded by the Gates Foundation. Click here to know more.