Food Minister Qamrul Islam said on Wednesday the government has imported enough rice to tackle any supply shortage of the staple food, and now there is no rice crisis in the country. "Rice crisis was created for a short period this year due to early flood. But the government has promptly imported adequate rice to […]
Marginal farmers have least access
The country's farm sector is dominated by smallholders but the small and marginal farmers have the least access to the credit and agricultural extension services provided by the state. A recent nationwide household survey found that the farmers get half the access to state-run Bangladesh Krishi Bank's loans comparing to the large and medium farm […]
Workshop: Concepts and Tools for Food Policy Analysis
Building capacity of influential policymakers for improved food storage management decisions The Integrated Food Policy Research Program (IFPRP) implemented by IFPRI, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and University of Illinois organized a 5-day training for select mid-level government officials of Ministry of Food and Directorate of Food. The training workshop entitled “Concepts and Tools […]
Households’ Grain Reserve Stressed
Speakers at an in-country training workshop stressed the need for increasing grain reserve available to households to meet post-disaster needs and improve the efficiency of grain shortage. The workshop on 'Concepts and Tools for Food Policy Analysis' was held at BIAM Foundation Auditorium in the city with Arifur Rahman Apu, Additional Director General of the […]
Balanced Approach to Food Security Underscored
September 19, Dhaka: Speakers at a training workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday underscored the need for a balanced approach to meet the food security needs of Bangladesh.The inauguration of the training workshop was held at the BIAM Foundation auditorium in Dhaka city. The workshop aims to increase the analytical capacity of the select government officials […]
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