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Dhaka, – FAO held a workshop to mark the completion of a UN joint programme that examined the impact of the 5F crisis (food, feed, fuel, fertilizer, and finance) in Bangladesh. COVID-19 and then the Ukraine crisis have raised commodity prices, disrupted trade, created supply shortages, and unleashed food price inflation...

Dhaka, – The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today marked a major step towards harmonisation with the international ‘food code’. Development of food standards in Bangladesh has been making good progress over the past several years. A workshop held...

Dhaka, – Potato exports from farmers supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continue to grow, as producers came together today to celebrate another year of success. Four producer co-operatives joined the fourth annual potato export inauguration in Rangpur – the country’s main potato growing...

Dhaka, – Thousands of farmers are set to soon benefit from the first rollout to Bangladesh of a new digital accounting platform. Finance is a critical hurdle for smallholder farmers to overcome if they are to secure other inputs needed to increase crop yields and income. Financial digital technology – ‘fintech’...

Dhaka, – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday held a dialogue on the inclusion of women in the digital transformation of the blue economy in Bangladesh. The event, which had an all-female panel, was part of FAO’s celebration of International Women’s Day which this year...