If the US imposes sanctions on Bangladesh centring the upcoming elections, it could seriously impact overall food security in the country, affecting financing for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), economists and experts have warned. Besides, slow global growth could push more people into poverty this year as well as malnutrition rate may also increase, they said […]
VIRTUAL EVENT: Food Loss & Waste – Can we end it by 2030? (12 May)
Background COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the food chain and with just ten years to go before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 2030) is to be met, eliminating food loss and waste is increasingly urgent. Building on the 2019 inaugural event, this special event will discuss whether, as a global community, we can or will end food […]
2019 GFPR: We need a balanced rural-urban growth
The significant progress that Bangladesh made in rural development has drawn the attention of the world community. The success in improving various rural development indicators as well as food and nutrition security has elevated the country’s position in South Asia and made it one of the leaders in the region. This has been possible due […]
2019 Global Food Policy Report Dhaka Launch: Lessons from Bangladesh on Rural Revitalization (BLOG)
Bangladesh’s transition from a war-ravaged, impoverished country to a rural development success story over four decades has been astounding. What can its experience teach the world about rural revitalization? In an increasingly urbanized world, where nearly 70% of the global population is projected to live in cities by 2050, we are at risk of leaving […]
2019 GFPR: BD highlighted for improving rural dev, food security
Marked by a deepening cycle of hunger and malnutrition, persistent poverty, limited economic opportunities, and environmental degradation, rural areas continue to be in a state of crisis in many parts of the world. According to International Food Policy Research Institute's (IFPRI) 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR), which was launched on Thursday at the Hotel […]