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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Representative in Bangladesh Robert D. Simpson met Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, to discuss plans to modernise the agriculture sector using digital technology. They both emphasized the importance of expanding agricultural research and innovation to boost smart farming. The ICT Division and FAO...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – FAO joined the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock today to celebrate World Milk Day 2022. FAO established World Milk Day in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Every year since, the benefits of milk and dairy products...

As part of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 international conference (26-27 May), FAO and the Embassy of the Netherlands organised a breakout session on agricultural transformation which was attended by the Minister of Agriculture. Over the past 50 years, Bangladesh’s agricultural sector has played a crucial role in providing food and...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – A fresh chapter in FAO-Bangladesh cooperation was marked today with the signing of a new five-year Country Programming Framework (CPF) that will accelerate the pace of agricultural transformation. The CPF 2022-26 for Bangladesh is a strategic planning and management tool that provides the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

Farmers have celebrated the launch of 55 digital village centres with fairs throughout the country. Farmer producer organizations and their apex, the Sara Bangla Krishak Society (SBKS), established the digital centres with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture. The producer...