This video is part of a series of stories and op-eds launched by IPS on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17 Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – We are witnessing the degradation of…
Category: Food & nutrition
Food sustainability, migration, nutrition and women
By Enrique Yeves Rome, Jun 19 (IPS) – We worry about how we can continue to put food on our tables, and yet one-third of food is never eaten, instead of being lost or wasted.
Flood situation worsens in Sylhet region
Dhaka – The flood situation in Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet deteriorated further, leaving 30,000 people of 25 villages in five unions marooned.
19 organizations nourishing refugees worldwide
From Danielle Nierenberg To commemorate World Refugee Day, Food Tank is highlighting 19 organizations that are nourishing the world’s refugees and internally displaced people. While recent cuts in food aid threaten refugee communities, these organizations prove that food and agricultural…
Ministry asks for Rubber Dam Project irregularities inquiry
Dhaka, June 18 – The Ministry of Agriculture has asked the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) to investigate the allegations of corruption against the project director of its Rubber Dam Building Project, which was taken to ensure irrigation facilities for…
Is there an algorithm to end world hunger?
From Danielle Nierenberg Every day, thousands of researchers and scientists are collecting massive amounts of data about agricultural systems—from soil chemistry and germination rates to harvest indicators and market logistics. At the same time, an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers—the…
‘Agri intensification no “blueprint” for sustainable dev’
New research suggests that the combined social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification in low and middle-income countries are not as positive as expected.
Protecting Africa’s farmer-managed seed systems
About 90% of seeds sown in Africa come from ‘informal’ sources, local markets, or seeds saved by farmers, the majority of whom are women. It is these seeds that are providing 80% of Africa’s food. These seeds and the cultural…
Dairy farmers seek protection, denounce duty cut
Dairy farmers and organizations at a programme in the city on Tuesday feared that lower import duty proposed in the budget would destroy the dairy sector of the country.
‘Bangi’ curry is favourite menu in rural Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 11 – Melon is a fruit of the country which is cooked as a raw curry and can be eaten like other normal fruits. The people of the village are quite familiar with it as “Bangi”. Green Bangi curry…
Focus on food migration nexus
Lawmakers at the highest levels urgently need a “revolution in thinking” to tackle the twin problem of sustainable food production and migration. Starting with an inaugural event in Brussels, then travelling on to New York and Milan, an international team…
‘Strike the right balance to feed the world’
Rome, 7 June 2018 – Ending poverty and hunger top the list of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but achieving this shared ambition by 2030 will only happen if the world finds the right balance between meeting rising food demands…
Workshop at BAU on ‘Krishok bondhu’ Phone service for farmers
Mymeisingh, June 7 – A workshop was held at Syed Nazrul IslamMymensingh Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) entitled “linkage with Research-Extension-Farmer through Agriculture Portal’’ on Thursday.
Pre-dawn outings to have ‘Sehri’, gives Dhaka a ‘nightlife’
Dhaka, June 4 – Apart from Iftar outings, indulging in Sehri outside one’s home has become the newest trend during Ramadan. Foodies are saying this is filling up the void of “Dhaka not having a nightlife”.
Six meat traders fined Taka 140000 in Dhaka
A mobile court on Friday fined six meat traders Tk 1.40 lakh for selling stale meat at Shantinagar kitchen market in the city.
Community food bank getting popularity in Northern BD
Community food bank is getting popularity among the vulnerable communities of two upazilas of the district to pass their days without food crisis during any emergency.
Are you paying enough for your food?
By Danielle Nierenberg and Emily Payne New Orleans, United States, May 29 (IPS) – Many factors contribute to the cost of a tomato. For example, what inputs were used (water, soil, fertilizer, pesticides, as well as machinery and/or labor) to…
Making agriculture work for – not against – biodiversity
Incorporating biodiversity as a priority in agriculture can yield multiple benefits Rome 29 May 2018 – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has called for transformative changes in how we produce our food, grounded in sustainable agricultural systems capable of…
Last Bangladesh releases new early maturing rice variety
Dhaka – Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has developed an early maturing highly productive monsoon rice variety suitable for Aman season.
Food security and growth in South Asia
A disquieting finding of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017, Building resilience for peace and food security, or (SFSN2017), Rome, is that, in 2016, the number of chronically undernourished people in the world increased to…
Farmers Create ingredients to reverse climate change
Danielle Nierenberg I am here at the 2018 General Assembly of the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO), an organization representing farmers and agribusinesses of all sizes. This year’s theme is how farmers around the globe are coping with climate change. Last…
Project to popularise solar pumping for irrigation
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project to popularise solar pumping system among farmers for irrigation in the country, aiming to reduce sudden the surge in power demand during the irrigation season.
Food waste enough to feed world’s hungry four times over
By Thalif Deen Stockholm, Sweden, May 28, 2018 (IPS) – The United Nations is continuing to fight a relentless battle to eradicate extreme hunger – particularly in the world’s poorest nations—by 2030.
Golden Rice meets safety standards in three global agencies
Golden Rice, a long touted answer to Vitamin-A deficiency (VAD) in poorer countries, has got safety approvals from the world’s three leading regulatory agencies, an International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) press release said on Monday.
Litchi business reaching peak in Rangpur region
RANGPUR- The litchi business is going on strong in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region where harvesting of the most popular, fleshy and juicy seasonal fruit begins in full swing, officials and market sources said. As the business picks…
Tips for adequate nutrition for Ramzan
James Heagney Observing a 16-hour fast can at first invoke many difficulties in balancing your daily nutrition and hydration. However, it can be used to your advantage from a body compositional perspective, depending on the food choices you make.
Spargel (Asparagus) — Royal Vegetable of Germany
Monowara Begum Moni “I could possibly eat anything more -unless they had some of those great asparaguses. I should be sorry to leave Paris without having some of them”—A Quotation from the famous writer William Somerset Maugham from his famous story LUNCHEON!…
No trace of hilsa in Meghna River – report fishermen
For past one week the fishermen were failing to catch adequate hilsa fish from Meghna River, triggering frustration among the fishermen in Laxmipur district.
World Bee Day 2018: Protecting the pollinators
Danielle Nierenberg Considering the complexity of the global food system, it is easy to forget how much this system depends on the contributions of one group: bees. Close to 75 percent of the crops that humans grow for food must…
At least 140 Bangladesh rivers gasping for survival: Greens
Dhaka, May 22 – At least 140 rivers in the country are gasping for survival, of them, 13 rivers are on their way to extinction. Besides, 120 species of local fish have become extinct and 45 species are on the…