Most of the villagers have started incorporating zinc rice into their daily diets. Begum played a central part in making this happen.
Category: Food & nutrition
Huge fake drinks, beverages seized in Ashulia
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in a drive on Tuesday seized a huge quantity of counterfeit fruit drinks and carbonated beverages from Ashulia in Dhaka.
Improving Nutrition for Working Women, Mothers in RMG Sector
a new partnership will help tackle undernutrition in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry by introducing essential nutrition services and support for working mothers and pregnant women in PVH suppliers’ factories in Bangladesh.
Europe to soon feast on luscious Bangladeshi mangoes
The supple flesh and intense flavour of the luscious mango from Bangladesh’s Satkhira district are all set to drive Europeans mad.
UN: Half of population in CAR facing acute food insecurity
Almost half of the population in the Central African Republic (CAR) are likely to suffer from high levels of acute food insecurity between April and August of this year
MasterChef Australia : Kishwar moves to next round
The homemaker made her way to MasterChef Australia Season 13 with her sardines in green mango broth, served with black lentils, beetroot and blood orange bhorta.
Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021: Focus on Climate, Food, Nature
A resilient and abundant ocean is essential to tackling climate change and key to providing sustainable food and jobs that boost recovery around the world.
‘Golden fibre’ no longer holds glitter for Khulna jute farmers
A major cash crop for over three million small farm households in Bangladesh, jute is no longer considered a ‘golden fibre’ in Khulna.
16 Resources for Eating Seasonally Around the World
Eating seasonally is not a magic solution to this injustice, but it certainly can be more nutritious, fresh, and economically vibrant for everyone.
Covid Exposes Africa’s Deficits, but Future Lies in Youths
Africa must keep its eye on long-term development needs. IITA will play its role in equipping the next generation to advance agriculture and feed the people of Africa.
Youth with Social-Emotional, Tech Skills good in Agriculture
“Input supplies should go beyond basic inputs like seeds and fertilisers, we should also encourage the use of digital tools across the agricultural value chain,” Amolegbe added.
Planet-friendly milk: Singapore firm makes dairy with algae
The world-first algae milk uses a fraction of the energy, water and land as cow’s milk, but is just as nutritious, says its inventor.
A Year On, Covid-19 Still Shows Fragility of Food Security
More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its fragility.
Struggle for the future of food
Producers and consumers seem helpless as food all over the world comes under fast growing corporate control.
Resisting Big Tech’s Take-Over of Digital Agriculture
The world’s biggest technology companies and distribution platforms, such as Microsoft and Amazon, collectively known as Big Tech, have started entering the food sector.
Mango set for yield drop as drought hits C’nawabganj hard
Chapainawabganj, Apr 27 : Mango, the king of all fruits that prompted many poets over the ages to write great poems, is likely to be costlier this summer as drought is going to take its toll on its yield in…
Govt to buy 11.50 lakh mts Boro rice
Dhaka, Apr 26 : The government has decided to procure 11.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.
Fishing in Kaptai Lake prohibited for 3 months
The local administration has imposed a three-month ban on netting, marketing and transportation of fish from Kaptai Lake from May 1.
A Dalit Woman Becomes The Voice of Farmers In India
I am here to fight and I am here to stay, come what may, they have made their people’s leader, and I am not going to let them down,” says Nodeep.
IFAD, IsDB commit $500 mn to address hunger, climate change
Using their own resources, IFAD and IsDB will jointly finance priority projects in some of their 57 common member countries over the next five years with a cofinancing target of $500 million ($250 million from each institution).
Lockdown: CPB Youths respond as food crisis looms in Faridpur
A group of youth is reaching out to the people in need in Faridpur town at night, feeding as many people as they can amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Mozambique humanitarian catastrophe beyond epic proportions
The UN and partners are “following with deep concern” new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
Transforming Global Food Systems – on Path to Zero Hunger
The FAO has since then formalized support for “Scaling Up Agroecology” while continuing to promote the kinds of chemical-intensive agriculture associated with the Green Revolution.
Acute hunger at staggering levels in DR Congo, say FAO, WFP
Around 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have said.
Soft drinks, celebrities and children
Celebrities, sports figures all over the world are participating in making promos for different brands of soft drinks for which companies pay them handsome amount.
Panic buying at kitchen markets ahead of lockdown
Dhaka dwellers crowded kitchen markets for panic buying after the government announced a countrywide ‘lockdown’ for seven days from April 5-11 to tackle the second wave of COVID-19.
Bangladesh Welcomes Newest Zinc Rice Variety: BRRI dhan100
The Bangladesh National Seed Board has approved the release of the newest biofortified zinc rice variety in the country: the BRRI dhan100.
Ramping up response for Rohingya Refugees after camp fire
United Nations agencies have stepped up their efforts to assist thousands of Rohingya refugee families left homeless after last week’s devastating fire at the Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.
Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, say FAO, WFP
There is a likelihood of further deterioration in acute food insecurity in over 20 countries in the coming months, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Prices of kitchen market items rise sharply ahead of Ramadan
Prices of most vegetable items have doubled in the capital’s kitchen markets compared to a week before, according to consumers.