M Zahidul Haque RECENTLY the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced a new plan to transform the world’s food systems. Emphasizing the importance of food system he said that the issue will be culminated in a major summit scheduled to…
Category: Food & nutrition
Vegetable prices skyrocketing, potatoes costs ‘double’
Defying the government’s fixed rate of Tk 30 per kg, traders are selling potatoes at double prices in the kitchen markets of the capital, pinching the pockets of customers.
Food Systems need to Mimic Nature
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2020 (IPS) – Despite the World Food Programme (WFP) being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in addressing global hunger, sustainable food systems expert Emile Frison believes a lot more…
Women farmers most at risk from Covid-19 food crisis
ActionAid, Bangladesh on Friday urged the government to prioritise investment in sustainable, climate-resilient local food systems as part of Covid-19 recovery plans.
Don’t let Covid-19 trigger any food shortage: PM Hasina
Stressing the importance of ensuring food security for all, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the people of Bangladesh must not suffer from food scarcity as a fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh to produce 6 lakh mts of fish in FY 2020-21
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry has taken different measures to produce six lakh metric tonnes of fish in the current fiscal year of 2020-21.
Egg – Cheapest Source of Protein
M Zahidul Haque Every year the ‘World Egg Day’ is celebrated for creating awareness about the importance of egg and its great value in human nutrition. This year the day has been celebrated on Friday, October 9!
UN: Global food prices rise for fourth consecutive month
Geneva, 8 Oct (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities rose in September, mainly driven by much firmer prices for vegetable oils and cereals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.
Fodder crisis forcing farmers to sell off cattle
Jessore, Oct 04 – Nothing seems to be going right for the cattle farmers of Jassore’s Keshabpur upazila. With earth filling by river dredging rendering the upazila’s soil unsuitable for growing paddy, most cattle farmers in the area have started…
Accelerated transformation of our food systems needed now
“Business, as usual, is not an option” was the provocative message of more than 400 authors of the UN-and World Bank-led International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), published in 2009. It is probably still the…
Zimbabwe’s Natural Food Sources shaken Amid Economic Crisis
By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 2 2020 (IPS) – Sarudzai Moyo, a former teacher, has begun a new career as a fishmonger. Once a week she makes the 450km journey from Bulawayo to Binga, on the shores of Lake…
Hilsa ban: Govt allots 10566 mt rice for fishermen
The government has allocated 10,566.84 tonnes of VGF rice for fishermen during the upcoming hilsa fishing ban from Oct 14 to Nov 4.
Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says
29 September 2020 – New approaches and solutions are needed to address worsening food loss and waste, the UN Secretary-General has said, in a message marking the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
How to Make Nutritious Food Affordable to 1 Billion Africans
By Dr Lawrence Haddad and Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko ADDIS ABABA, Sep 28 2020 (IPS) – One of the biggest revelations of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that people with pre-existing, diet-related conditions such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes,…
3 detained for fishing with insecticide inside Sundarbans
The Forest Department detained three people from the Sundarbans early Monday for fishing with insecticide in the mangrove forest’s Dacope upazila part under Khulna.
Bangladesh moving towards high-value agriculture crops
Dhaka, Sept 28 – As part of its crop diversification and boosting agricultural output in the country, the government is taking region-based projects to promote the cultivation of new and high-value crops, and bringing fallow, char and Haor lands under…
‘Stop importing fish from India’: Jashore fish farmers
Fish farmers and importantly the Fisheries Department of Jashore district are calling for a ban on importing fish from India, at a time when the country’s fish imports from India have doubled through Benapole port.
Time to abandon failing Green Revolution
Stockholm/Cambridge, US, 23 Sep (IPS/Million Belay and Timothy A. Wise) — As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads.
Upcycling Food Waste Can Make a Difference—12 Orgs Prove It
Danielle Nierenberg To begin this newsletter, I want to make sure that everyone reading this in the United States has information about how to register to vote and how to request a mail-in ballot. No matter your political affiliation, voting…
Tk 2.46 bln project on hilsa development cleared
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved five projects involving Tk 1,266 crore, including a Tk 246-crore one to develop hilsa resources in the country.
BNP worries over onion prices, wants essentials prices down
It decides to resume organisational activities after 5 months Expressing deep concern over the unusual price hike of onions following a sudden export ban by India, BNP policymakers have demanded the government take necessary steps to keep the prices of…
Onion trucks entering thru’ Hili, Sonamasjid land ports
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Onion-laden trucks stranded on the Indian ports opposite to Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur Upazila of Dinajpur and Sonamasjid Land port in Chapainawabganj started entering Bangladesh through the ports Saturday after several days.
A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
By Mario Lubetkin ROME, Sep 17 2020 (IPS) – Concern about food loss and waste has become an increasingly important focus of attention when discussing ways to eliminate hunger which, according to the latest FAO report, already exceeds 690 million…
22-day Hilsa ban begins Oct 14
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa will come into effect from October 14 to protect Hilsa with eggs.
Onion export ban an Indian plot: Zafrullah
Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Thursday said India should be given a strong message as it is “trying to disturb Bangladesh’s economy”.
Onion prices hit Tk 100 a kg in Magura
Magura, Sept 16 – As news of India’s onion export ban spread, traders in Magura hiked prices of the bulb to as high as Tk 100 per kg on Wednesday.
Bangladesh importing onion from Turkey, Egypt
The government has decided to import onion from multiple sources to ensure enough supply of the popular cooking ingredient in the local markets.
Plan to conserve, develop local species of fish, snail
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared four projects, including a Tk 202-crore one to conserve and develop local species of fish and snail in the country.
Onion market may heat up again due to high import price
The prices of onion are likely to increase in the country again as a fallout of its price hike in India.Local traders said the onion prices are set to go up as they have to purchase the bulb at higher…
An opportunity to see how we treat world’s starving children
By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, Sep 9 2020 (IPS) – While COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world, Nobel Laureates and world leaders have today expressed concern that ongoing crisis is far from being an equaliser. The pandemic has revealed that…