Chattogram, Oct 27 (UNB) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said there is no possibility for onion price to come down within a month but it will be available at Tk 70-80 per kg after its import from Egypt…
Tag: Food & nutrition
He Zhangwen, preserving old taste of Sichuan street food
Chengdu, Oct 23 (Xinhua/UNB) — He Zhangwen, 64, is slightly hunchbacked and not particularly fond of smiling. Wearing a grey-striped T-shirt and a brown apron, he is the linchpin of the tiny baked egg pancake shop “The He’s” in Chengdu,…
Europe’s specialty food makers brace for US tariffs
Milan, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives are facing a U.S. tariff hike due Friday with a mix of trepidation and indignation at being dragged into a…
Apple economy latest casualty in strife-torn Kashmir
Kashmir’s apple orchards, a backbone of the economy that supports nearly half the people living there, are deserted with fruit rotting on the trees at a time when they should be bustling with harvesters.
Hydroponic farming gains ground in saline coastal region
KHULNA – Climate vulnerable households in the country’s costal region are showing interest in adopting soilless hydroponic farming system to grow vegetables to meet their nutritional demand. “We have already introduced the hydroponic agriculture in our locality as arable land…
Off-season watermelon farming proves lucrative in Khulna
Khulna, Oct 15 (UNB) – Ahad Ali Sheikh of Dumuria is actually a shrimp farmer by profession. Farming shrimp on 2.5 acres of land taken on lease in Nolghona Beel, he somehow managed to earn his livelihood.
Onion prices up again in Dhaka’s markets in three days
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The price of onions once again shot up in the city markets and elsewhere in the country and touched per kg onion to Tk 100 in the last three days.
1,500 mts of onion start entering Bangladesh from India
Hili (Dinajpur), Oct 4 (UNB) – A consignment of around 1,500 metric tonnes of onion loaded in 60 trucks under LCs opened before the existing ban started entering Bangladesh on Friday.
How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy
New York, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers says probably not, contradicting established advice. In…
Onion import from Myanmar, Turkey, Egypt; sale thru TCB
Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB) – Amid the overheated onion market, state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has decided to start selling onion at Tk 45 per kg in the city from Tuesday.
How to ‘fix the business of food’ and save the planet
By Samira Sadeque Reprint UN, Sep 25 2019 (IPS) – With up to one billion undernourished people around the world, and agriculture and land use systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change and land degradation, more companies within the global food…
‘Junk food consumption may harm spatial memory’
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Consuming unhealthy food, high in fat and sugar, may have negative long-term effects on spatial memory, a study conducted in rats suggests, reposts The Indian Express.
4 of a family fall sick after having Pangas fish in Magura
Magura, Sept 24 (UNB)- Four members of a family fell sick after having Pangas fish at Bhobanipur village in Mohammadpur upazila here on Monday night.
Mermaid Beach Resort VS. Mermaid Café Chill n Grill
Growing up in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar has been one of those places where our family visited frequently. Jhaobon, Poushee, Dhanshiri were embedded in our everyday menu.
Oats mixed flour for health-conscious consumers
Dhaka – ACI Pure Flour Ltd has launched ‘Nutrilife Atta Oats Plus’ for health-conscious consumers in an event held at ACI Center here on Monday.
Agroecology critical to transformation of food systems
Ensuring the sustainability, security, and equity of our food systems is one of the most defining issues of our time. The predominant industrial food system is too dependent on fossil fuels and non-renewable inputs that result in pollution and environmental…
Bint al-Sahn’ delivers special message from Yemeni bride
Yemen’s girls are very skilled in cooking “Bint al-Sahn,” a large flaky pastry kneaded from a mixture of flour, water, eggs, sugar and clarified butter that gives the dish a shiny golden color.
Food sovereignty Africa’s solution to food, climate crises
For Africa, the climate crisis is a food crisis. The continent will need more food to cope with a growing population, but it is estimated that global warming could cause a 10-20% reduction in Africa’s overall food production. If nothing…
Our food systems need transformation
By Zoltán Kálmán Rome, Aug 28 2019 (IPS) – The right to food is a universal human right. Yet, over 820 million people are going hungry, according the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the…
Thailand’s favourite dish made the highest level of luxury
World’s most exclusive papaya salad is accompanied by lobster and caviar and served with a choice of Champagne or Chardonnay, as part of an exquisite new Thai fusion menu Thailand – Media OutReach – 26 August 2019 – AKARYN Hotel…
21 organisations transforming food systems
Danielle Nierenberg It’s hard to be hopeful around food and agriculture—the climate crisis, social and racial injustice, lack of opportunity for youth, political chaos, conflict, famine, hunger, and poverty can make it seem like there aren’t solutions.
Award-winning seed documentary showcases biofortification
Courtney Meyer What if, in harvesting maize, farmers could also be harvesting a sort of “medicine” for their children? Addressing and preventing micronutrient deficiencies through the development of more-nutritious maize and other staple crops drives the work of HarvestPlus. The…
Voting for Food Tank’s SXSW Panels on Diversity, Food Policy
Danielle Nierenberg Food Tank is thrilled to announce three proposed panels for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 in Austin, TX! We’ve developed three ideas that will engage eaters and activists, thinkers and doers, and all sorts of movers and shakers…
World food security at risk for unprecedented climate change
9 August 2019, Climate Change More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse…
16 Initiatives redefining food, agriculture across Middle East
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Mexico City! This week, Food Tank is celebrating initiatives redefining food and agriculture around the world. While new challenges from population density, urbanization, conflict, and climate change transform food systems, we’re scanning the globe for…
BD Agri Research Council finds no harmful substances in milk
Dhaka, July 31 – The scientists of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) didn’t find any harmful heavy metals, antibiotics and drugs in locally produced pasteurized milks.
SC allows Milk Vita production and marketing for 8 weeks
Dhaka, July 29 – The chamber court of the Appellate Divisionon 0f Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday exempted Milk Vita from the ban on production, distribution and sale of pasteurized milk.
24 faith-based organisations promoting food security
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from New Orleans! For many people, faith—like food—isn’t something that divides people, but brings them together. And with more than 80 percent of people around the world identifying with an organized religion, faith has proven to…
Submit lab test reports on milk thru affidavid: HC asks BSTI
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to submit reports of three laboratory tests of pasturised milk before it through an affidavit The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and…
The fork is mightier than the wall
by Danielle Nierenberg New Orleans – The word “migration” conjures images of war, natural disaster, and severe economic distress. All are important reasons why people seek refuge far from home. But the single most powerful driver of migration may well…