31 December 2019 -At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2020.
Tag: Food & nutrition
120 organisations creating a new decade for food
Danielle Nierenberg 2019 was a great year for Food Tank. We hosted our largest ever NYC Summit and Gala, spearheaded our first-ever event series across the U.S., and created completely original, informative content for our international readership every day. We…
Japan seeks to import mango from Bangladesh: Minister
Dhaka, Dec 29 – Japan is keen to import mango from Bangladesh, said Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque.
Innovative onion farming in plastic bottle attracts people
Panchagarh, Dec 27 – When the onion price hit the roof with each kilo being sold at Tk 250, a farmer in Tentulia Upazila came up with an innovative idea of cultivating the onion in bottles that can be harvested…
Foodgrains storage capacity should be 10m tons to ensure fair price
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The government should have to increase the storage capacity of cereals and other types of food grains up to 10 million tonnes to ensure fair price of rice by opening purchasing centres in area basis including…
BSTI cancels 13 substandard food, one cosmetic item licences
Dhaka, Dec 24 – Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has cancelled licences of 14 substandard products of 12 companies.
Govt to grade restaurants by the quality of food they serve
Dhaka, Dec 22 – Safe food can be ensured only when people can overcome greed and fulfil their duties of serving the people, Food Minister Shadhan Chandra Majumder said yesterday while inaugurating restaurant grading system at a hotel in the…
Address malnutrition, not just food security
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Wan Manan Muda and Tan Zhai Gen KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) – Malnutrition remains a formidable challenge in most societies, with less than a tenth of countries in the world not experiencing at…
Eating chilli peppers may prevent fatal heart attacks, stroke
Chilli peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from a heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes…
Bangladesh Institute of Nuke Agriculture field day observed
Mymensingh, Dec 15 – Field day was observed at the Sutiakhali area of Mymensingh Sadar by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) to increase rice yield through irrigation and fertilizer management.
15 Children’s Books Celebrating the Power of Food and Agriculture
Danielle Nierenberg If you browse the food shelves at a bookstore or local library, you’ll probably find an important selection of cookbooks, memoirs, and journalistic investigations into our food system. Maybe you’ll recognize the names of the authors. One thing…
Despite imports, harvest of fresh onion price still above Tk 200
Dhaka, Dec 8 – While some of the imported onions were relatively cheaper, but the local newly harvested and old onions were still selling at higher prices in the capital’s kitchen markets. Though the local onion price was relatively down…
Right to food denied by poor policies and inaction
By Busani Bafana MILAN, Italy, Dec 4 2019 (IPS) – Global food systems are ripe for transformation if people are to be nourished and the planet sustainable, says Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur of the Right to Food of the United…
Crab farming recoups loss at virus infested BD shrimp farms
$26.81 lakh earned in five months from crab export KHULNA, DECEMBER 03- The shrimp farmers here who counted suffered repeated losses due to virus attacks in farms and natural disasters are now showing greater interest in crab cultivation as it…
Teaching nutrition with comics
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is working to harness the power of storytelling by launching a comic book project to teach nutrition to adolescents in Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Another cargo flight with 105 mts Egyptian onion lands
Dhaka, Nov 21 – Another cargo aircraft carrying 105 metric tonnes of imported onion from Egypt arrived here on Thursday evening.
Bangladeshi producers sold salt only for Taka 4.5 a kilo
Dhaka, Nov 20 – Getting five taka for production of 1 kilogram of salt is bad enough but watching them being sold at Tk 35 on markets was just rubbed salt into their wound. The huge gap between the production…
Govt warns of action against spreading rumour over salt
Dhaka, Nov 19, 2019 – The government on Tuesday warned of stern action against any attempt to spread rumours over salt and ruled out the possibility of any salt crisis in the country.
First Bangladeshi food festival in Singapore – savory treat
A savory treat for the food-lovers Dhaka, Nov 16 – Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore in partnership with Hotel Mandarin Orchard has organised the first-ever Bangladesh Food Festival in Singapore as part of Mission’s efforts to promote Bangladesh abroad through…
Onion prices create new record
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Onion prices in the kitchen market kept breaking the records, with per kilo having a price tag of as high as Tk 240-250 in some places on Friday.
Innovator Barbara Stinson World Food Prize body President
November 12, 2019 – (Des Moines, IA) – The World Food Prize Foundation, the foremost international organization recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world, announced…
‘Cyclone damages crops in 103 upazilas of 16 districts’
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday said that the government has received an initial report on the damage of Amon paddy and winter vegetables sown in 103 upazilas of 16 districts after being hit by the recent cyclonic storm…
Bangladesh farmers find gourd a good ‘cash crop’
Farming is not always an easy job for many reasons, but there is nothing hard in growing gourd. The people of Bishwanath upazila are showing how to do it and make money.
Season of grills and chills at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, November 2019 – With November comes the smell of winter, and what could be better than BBQ and Grills during chilly nights? Amari Dhaka is coming to you with two different Winter Grill and BBQ offers this month.
Food waste in tourism bigger issue than previously thought
There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Southern California. Food waste originating from hotels, restaurants and events is recognised and…
Iron beans in Rwanda: A nutrition success story
October 22, 2019 – In Rwanda, known as “the land of 1,000 hills” for its undulating terrain, people consume a lot of beans. Rwanda has one of the world’s highest per-capita rates of bean consumption and they are grown throughout…
Hilsa fishing resumes after 22-day ban
The catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of Hilsa resumed on Thursday after a 22-day ban imposed by the government expired.
Mother Earth’s café dares climate crises in India
By Manipadma Jena Shillong, India, Oct 29 2019 (IPS) – The sun has barely risen when Phlida Kharshala shakes her 8-year-old grandson awake. He hoists an empty cone-shaped bamboo basket on his back, sets the woven strap flat across his…
Onion crisis temporary; nothing to worry: PM
Dhaka, Oct 29 (UNB) – As the onion market still remains overheated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday termed the crisis temporary, saying there is nothing to worry about it.
Food Japan brings local Japanese businesses to ASEAN tables
Singapore – Media OutReach – October 29, 2019 – OJ Events (“Food Japan Executive Committee”) announces the arrival of Food Japan 2019. Happening at Singapore’s Suntec Convention Centre from October 31st to November 2nd, the largest ASEAN trade event dedicated…