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FAO’s Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project, in collaboration with the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) of the Ministry of Food, held two workshops in order to improve food security analysis and decision-making using the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The IPC is a global, multi-partner initiative that facilitates...

Food security and nutrition issues can be difficult to communicate to the general public. Journalists play an important role in providing information about food nutrition and security (FNS) and raising awareness but themselves can have trouble understanding and reporting on scientific matters. To help improve media reporting of food and nutrition...

Bangladesh’s first Mobile Food Safety Laboratory was officially launched today. The roving modern laboratory will tour markets in the capital city to raise awareness of food safety and good food handling practices. It is equipped to test for a range of harmful food contaminants and pathogens including toxic chemicals, heavy metals,...

Educating young people about food and nutrition brings many health and other benefits. In an effort to improve food education in Bangladeshi schools, FAO has developed the Nutrition Challenge Badge. The Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project launched the badge, in collaboration with the BIID Foundation, at three schools to coincide...

Data are the lifeblood of decision making, and quality data are essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: To manage forests sustainably, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss. To ensure that the Government of Bangladesh can rely on the indicators generated for SDG 15,...