জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের প্রভাবে বিশ্বে খাদ্য উৎপাদন নানাভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হচ্ছিল। এর মধ্যেই কয়েক বছর ধরে অনেক দেশের অর্থনীতিতে মন্দাবস্থা চলছে। এমন পরিস্থিতিতে ২০২০ সালে করোনা মহামারি ছড়িয়ে পড়লে তৈরি হয় নতুন সংকট। গত বছর শুরু হওয়া রাশিয়া–ইউক্রেন যুদ্ধ সেই সংকটকে আরও ঘনীভূত করে তুলেছে। এই চার সংকটে বাংলাদেশের মতো উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলো কৃষি ও খাদ্যশস্য নিয়ে পড়েছে […]
Real-time monitoring of imports, national supply for key commodities needed
Bangladesh should conduct real-time monitoring of imports and national supply chains for critical commodities to forecast and respond in a timely manner to policy challenges and tackle the impacts of the dragging Russia-Ukraine war, said Johan Swinnen, director-general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). "This should be accompanied by efforts to reduce post-harvest […]
Food diplomacy, active private sector keys to sourcing goods
Food diplomacy is now crucial for sourcing food-grains and other essentials, as there is no visible shortage of such commodities in the globe, international experts observed on Sunday. The observation came on the occasion of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative […]
Global lenders need to offer debt relief to crisis-hit countries
John Swinnen, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), now is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh. On Sunday, IFPRI and BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaboration in agricultural trade and investment, technological innovation in agricultural and promotion of good […]
BIMSTEC at 25: Let Bangladesh lead the way for greater agri-food trade
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), the bridge between South and Southeast Asia, a unique regional cooperation initiative in the Bay of Bengal with contiguous nations, high economic growth, and a large market with access to Indian Ocean has now celebrated its first quarter century. The grouping targets 7 […]
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