The International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Secretariat signed a memorandum of understanding at a city hotel on Sunday. The MoU will felicitate further collaboration and partnerships to work towards a sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems in the region. BIMSTEC secretary general […]
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 […]