Despite Bangladesh predicts attaining food autarky, unfortunately agricultural growth has slowed down in five years. Rice production slowed down in the past 10 years, says leading agronomist of the country. Agricultural growth has declined mainly due to decrease of growth in rice production, said Dr Akhter Ahmed, Country Representative of Interna-tional Food Policy Research Institute […]
Farm growth slows down
The growth of the country's farm sector has slowed down over the last five years and an expert from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) attributed this largely to the fall in rice production growth. The sector registered a yearly growth of 2.3 percent in 2012-16, down from 4.7 percent in 2007-11. In the […]
Bangladesh experiences fish farming revolution
Bangladesh is experiencing a quiet revolution in its domestic fish farming market, reveals a recent study by the Inter-national Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).Debunking the traditional view that fish farming in Bangladesh is mainly a subsistence occupation, the study shows that the market for farmed fish has grown by a massive 25 times over the […]
Bangladesh marks revolutionary growth in aquaculture
Bangladesh is experiencing a quiet revolution in its domestic fish farming sector, with significant gains among all the players in the industry, according to a latest study of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Debunking the traditional view that fish farming in Bangladesh is mainly subsistence oriented, the study shows that the market for […]
Improved Food System Needed for Healthier Diets
Researchers of different international organisations on Thursday said that an improved food system to promote diversified crops enriched with nutrition was needed to ensure healthier diets for people. At a media briefing at a city hotel, they said although nutrition is improving in Bangladesh, many were still consuming diets lacking essential nutrients while others overconsumed […]
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