A Manifesto on Food for Health has been produced by the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture. It states that it is possible to create good health through good nutrition. Health effects from the current industrial food…
Category: Food & nutrition
450 fishermen with 32 Indian trawlers taken into Paira custody
Dhaka, July 07 – At least 450 fishermen with 32 Indian fishing trawlers have been taken in safe custody by Paira Sea Port coastguard in Kalapara under Patuakhali district on Sunday afternoon. As the sea was clogged due to hostile…
Buy one get one free pizza at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Cascade at Amari Dhaka has been offering innovative delicacies made from the freshest ingredients available which are enjoyably delicious. Now, it is unveiling a brand new tempting offer that will amaze food enthusiasts and everyone alike –…
15 inspiring women leading in the AgTech Sector
From Danielle Nierenberg Women in the food system and technology sectors face a lot of obstacles. The agriculture sector is rapidly incorporating new technologies and innovations, but the sector often falls flat in incorporating women into AgTech. Women in the…
BD farmers to get loans at 4pc interest: State Minister
Dhaka, Jun 27 (UNB) – Farmers will be able to take loan at 4 percent interest for producing non-major food grains, said State Minister for Rural Development and Co-operatives Division Shawpan Bhattacharjee in Parliament on Thursday. A project titled ‘Production…
Sustainable Food Systems: The Biofortification Connection
Peter Goldstein The speakers at this year’s EAT Stockholm Food Forum delivered a consistent message to the roughly 1,000 attendees: Current global diets are damaging human health and planetary well-being. The foods we produce, and the ways we produce them,…
5 dishes every new graduate should learn how to make
New York, June 26 (AP/UNB) – So your kid is going out into the world. Flying the coop. Time for them to learn how to cook. Maybe, just maybe, you didn’t do as good a job as you’d planned teaching…
Taking cue from YouTube, BD youth farms fish in yard pools
Comilla, June 26 – Iqbal Hossain, a youth of Shubhanagar village in Sadar Upazila, has started farming fish in backyard pools. He taught himself the technique by watching a tutorial on youtube, the video blogging site. “I started farming fish…
Detergent, antibiotics found in milk samples
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB)— Researchers have found traces of detergent and antibiotics in samples of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk produced by several companies. Products of Pran, MilK Vita, Igloo, Aarong, and Farm Fresh were tested. All seven samples of pasteurised…
BD Standards Instt contradicts DU report on ‘harmful milk’
Dhaka, June 25 – Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) yesterday in a report submitted before the High Court said that it did not find any harmful elements after conducting test of 18 samples of 14 brand packed-milk from the market.…
‘Last resort’ partial aid halt to opposition-held Sana’a: UN
The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s emergency food relief agency, confirmed on Friday in a statement that it has started a “partial suspension” of aid to areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi opposition forces, including the capital, Sana’a. Spokesperson…
Restaurants could be 1st to get genetically modified salmon
New York, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) in indoor tanks, they could…
Meat in middle: Blended options -Join eaters in sustainability
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Baltimore! Diets and lifestyles like veganism, vegetarianism, and the Mediterranean Diet help eaters reduce meat consumption and protect the planet. One of these diets, flexitarianism, may make it easier for even committed meat eaters to…
The future of food according to Massimo Bottura
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) – Massimo Bottura has built his career by blending Italian culinary tradition with an avant-garde sense of design and experimentation. The chef’s three-starred Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, has twice been named the world’s…
‘Exempt poultry industry from 5 percent Vat’
Dhaka, June 19 – The leaders of the Feed Industries Association Bangladesh (FIAB) and Breeders Association of Bangladesh (BAB) have urged the government to exempt the poultry industry a 5 per cent Advance Tax (AT) and 5 per cent Advance…
HC to know steps for stopping fish cultivation in Sewer lagoons
Dhaka, June 19 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday wanted to know the steps taken to implement its 2015 directives for stopping cultivation of fishes in Dhaka, Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) lagoon in…
“We are eroding the foundations of our livelihoods”
07/05/2019 – by Hans Dembowski As the latest UN report on biodiversity shows, the international community must change consumption and production patterns. Otherwise, we are risking our food security, health and quality of life. It is striking that many of…
HC orders random testing of food products across Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 16 – The High Court on Sunday ordered the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to inspect and re-examine food products at random throughout the year across the country with the help of other agencies to ensure the…
Bitter gourd cultivation changing Manikganj farmer’s fate
Cultivation of bitter gourd on a large scale in different upazilas of the district and fair price of the crop has started changing the fate of several thousand farmers. Most of the bitter gourd farmers are very happy as they…
BBC’s Global Food Chain Champion India School Meals Project
On Wednesday evening at the BBC Food and Farming Awards in Bristol, the BBC World Service Global Champion Award was presented to Akshaya Patra – the world’s largest charity-run school meals project. This is the third year The Food Chain…
How urban consumption drives global emissions
Strong action from mayors, business and citizens is driving down emissions created locally. But emissions from urban consumption of goods like food and clothing, along with materials used to construct urban buildings, are set to double without action. Emissions due…
BD to bring a quarter of population under social safety net
Dhaka, June 13 – The government is going to bring nearly a quarter of the families in the country under the social safety net programmes in the next financial year. The government has planned to allocate Tk. 74,367 crore in…
Scaling up agroecology for sustainable development
In April 2018, the FAO hosted the Second International Symposium on Agroecology, following the first in 2014. With the main objective of moving from dialogue to action, the Symposium brought together different stakeholders and catalyzed inter-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration. The…
Eco-trends – what’s next on radar for green consumers
If 2018 was the year of the reusable coffee cup and paper straws, where next for the ethical high street consumer? BusinessWaste.co.uk research takes a closer look at the areas to watch in 2019 as well as a look back…
BD Govt mulls procuring 2,50,000 mt paddy from farmers
Dhaka, June 11 (UNB) – The government is going to procure some 2,50,000 metric tonnes of paddy directly from farmers so that they can enjoy the benefits of farming, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Tuesday. The minister came…
Rangpur region has record 2.2 mln tones Boro rice output
With multi-dimensional assistance of the government, farmers have produced an all-time record 21.66-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.50 tonnes paddy) this season in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said farmers have exceeded the…
800 ducks ‘poisoned’ to death in Netrakona
Netrakona, June 9 (UNB) – Some 800 ducks of a physically challenged farmer were ‘poisoned’ to death at Chhabila village in Kendua upazila on Sunday. Victim Abdul Quashem said he took his 1,700 ducks to a nearby haor from his…
Bangladesh Agriculture Census – VI begins
Dhaka, June 9 – The sixth Agriculture Census of Bangldesh began in the country on Sunday to collect the latest information on crops, fisheries and livestock resources. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the census will continue till…
PRAN starts collecting mangos for food products
Dhaka, June 9 (UNB)- PRAN, one of the biggest agro-processors in the country, has started mango collection and pulping activities like previous years to manufacture mango drink, juice, mango bar and other food items. This year, PRAN is collecting and…
Fishers block Dhaka-Chittagong Highway to end Bay fishing ban
Chattogram, June 9 (UNB) – Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway was halted for about two hours on Sunday when fishermen blocked the road in Sitakunda upazila demanding withdrawal of fishing ban in the Bay. Several hundred people from ‘Matshyajibi…