Dhaka – Harvest of Boro paddy, the min staple crop, has began and is progressing fastacross Bangladesh. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said farmers have cultivated Boro paddy on vast tracts of land and are expecting a good…
Category: Food & nutrition
Mother’s day special
It is the day for family get-togethers and there is no one more special than Mom on this Mother’s Day. Celebrate Mom’s special place in your life with an unforgettable getaway to Hotel Amari Dhaka. To fete Mum, celebrate all…
Sustainable fruit juice packaging from organic matter
Eurasia Review EU-funded researchers have created novel sustainable packaging materials using wastewater originating from the fruit juice industry. Over 67 million tonnes of packaging waste is generated annually in the EU, which corresponds to around one-third of all municipal solid…
Group dining buffet deal at Amari Dhaka
Amari Dhaka – Whatever your choice Amari Dhaka promises the best dining experience for your friends and family get together. Amari’s signature all day buffet dining restaurant Amaya food gallery is offering an excellent group dining buffet which no one…
An infant’s 5-month life points to hunger’s spread in Yemen
By Ahmed Al-Haj Hazyaz, Yemen (AP) — The baby was born in war, even as planes blasted his village in Yemen. Five months later, Udai Faisal died from war: His skeletal body broke down under the ravages of malnutrition, his…
Access to genetic data is “the big issue of our time”
By Edward Hammond Regulating access to genetic data is “the big issue of our time” in crop development, says Cornell University’s Edward Buckler. The maize geneticist contends that, at least for industrial agriculture, “Germplasm is becoming the information technology that…
Asia’s first-ever wheat blast fungal disease spotted in Bangladesh
Dhaka – Wheat blast, a fearsome fungal disease of wheat, has been spotted in Bangladesh, the first case in Asia, unb news agency reported. The blast disease has so far caused up to 90 percent yield losses in more than…
50 tonnes jatka seized, 15 held in Chittagong
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested 15 people and seized around 50 tonnes of jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inches in length) from the Karnaphuli River adjacent to Karnaphuli ghat under Sadarghat police…
9 nutritionists eat for lunch on the Reg
Health Desk Brown-bagging it just got way less boring When you’re busy, it’s easy to fall into lunch habits: to grab something from whatever place is fastest and closest, to throw together the same sandwich day after day after day,…
Overweight people more likely to eat junk
Overweight people make unhealthy food choices as compared to lean people when presented with real food even though both make similar selections when presented with hypothetical choices, finds a study.Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that when making hypothetical…
Appropriate policy measures may ensure agri growth
Speakers in a discussion meeting at the Rajshahi University (RU), stressed that Bangladesh, is a rural-agrarian country where agriculture plays an important role in growth and stability, producing nearly one fourth of the economy’s output and providing livelihoods to more…
Empowering women for better nutrition
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, HarvestPlus paid tribute to women around the world for their immense contribution to improved nutrition in their families and communities. Women are integral to our efforts to scale up biofortified crops to…
Rights groups slam WTO’s agricultural subsidy policy
Farmers’ union leaders on Saturday slammed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) policy to cut agricultural subsidies.
Survey vessel arriving to assess Bay fish stock
Dhaka – Bangladesh will get its ocean research and survey ship, built in Malaysia, by the end of the current month which is expected to help assess fish stock and other marine resources in the Bay of Bengal, UNB news…
Want to feel fit? eat falafel, dahl, cow pea and…!
By Osman Sharif Credit: Courtesy FAO Casablanca – This is not a minor issue. Chickpea, faba bean, lentil, common bean, field pea, mung bean, black gram, pigeon pea, cowpea, and grass pea are the major pulse crops produced globally. And…
30 indigenous crops promoting health, food security
Danielle Nierenberg According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), just twelve crops provide 75 percent of the world’s food. Three of these crops, rice, maize, and wheat contribute to nearly 60 percent of the protein and calories obtained…
PM pushes for setting up Saarc food and seed banks
Dhaka – Urging the South Asian leaders to promise to ensure food and nutritional security across the region, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored the need for speedy materialisation of the initiatives taken for setting up Saarc Food Bank…
Calcium reduces heart disease risk, but not fracture risk, science finds
Older women, take note! You can lower your risk for cardiovascular disease with higher calcium intake. Research has found that more dietary calcium may lower risk of cardiovascular disease but the diet change did not affect stroke or fracture risk.…
Food Secy served contempt rule for not procuring formalin detectors
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against the Food Secretary for not procuring proper formalin detectors in compliance with its earlier directives, the UNB news agency reported. An HC bench comprising Justice Md…
5 best fat fighting foods
Health Desk A calorie is a calorie—except when you’re trying to lose weight. The foods you choose to eat can make or break a diet. Lucky for you, nutrition research now shows that some foods can help you whittle your…
Brain foods that help you concentrate
Health Desk Listen to the buzz about foods and dietary supplements, and you’ll believe they can do everything from sharpen focus to enhance memory, attention span, and brain function. But do they really work? There’s no denying that as we…
Why crunchy food might help you lose weight
A new study has revealed a weight-loss trick that couldn’t be simpler: Turn down the volume in your environment (or your earbuds), and listen to yourself chew. Seriously, that’s it! (Photo: Getty Images) The findings of the study suggest that…
Upscaling community seed banks, upholding farmers’ rights
The global seed market has grown considerably in the last decades into a multibillion-dollar industry, largely due to more farmers purchasing seeds. Despite the growth in the commercial seed sector, the majority of farmers in the developing world still depend…
More vitamin C in your diet means lower risk of cataract
Including vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables in your diet can prevent your eyes from developing cataract, a new study in twins has found. Cataract is a common condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy as a…
Japan fleet returns from Antarctic whale hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned home Thursday from its annual Antarctic hunt, the government said, a trip that angered environmentalists and nations opposed to the slaughter. The ships had set sail for the Southern Ocean in December, with plans to…
Build healthy, sustainable food systems to fight malnutrition
Kuala Lumpur(IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram) – Creating healthy and sustainable food systems is key to overcoming hunger and all forms of malnutrition (undernourishment, micro-nutrient deficiencies, obesity) around the world. Food production has tripled since 1945 while average food availability per person…
Eating disorders harm women’s fertility
Women with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia may take a bit longer to get pregnant than other women. Researchers asked 11,088 pregnant women in UK to complete questionnaires at 12 and 18 weeks of their pregnancy. Of those women,…
Organic meat and products more nutritious than non-organic
GreenWatch Desk A new meta-analysis based on 67 published studies comparing the composition of organic and non-organic meat products has found that organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic. In addition to organic…
Citrus fruits production to mark rise in Bangladesh
Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka – The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has targeted to produce additional 2,000 metric tonnes of citrus fruit production, including orange, blood orange (that we call malta), grapefruit and lemon, by 2021. “About 800…
Invasion of the American lobsters: Sweden asks EU for help
Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly diseases Oversexed, overfed and over here: that, in a nutshell, is what the Swedes think of the American lobster from Maine, New England. It may be much…