food security
WORLD FOOD DAY: Food security is not just about food production
World Food Day raises global awareness and prompts action for those suffering from hunger.
Extreme weather events threatening food security
Since May last year, Bangladesh faced more than a dozen extreme weather events -- four cyclones, nine incidents of floods, and multiple spells of heavy rains, heatwaves, and cold waves -- and now they threaten food security..These events not only harmed individual farmers and food security
Govt must do more to reduce prices
Most vulnerable households have had to resort to various coping strategies to deal with food insecurity, with about seven in every 10 selling assets to make do.
A future without farmland?
Government needs to act now to address soil degradation
World Environment Day: Land the size of Dhaka city degrades every year
Soil degradation in Bangladesh is happening at a faster pace than earlier thought, and it is threatening the country’s food security.
How concerned should we be about food insecurity?
The persistent high inflationary pressures in Bangladesh over the last two years have heightened concerns regarding the erosion of food security among a large section of the population.
Food security before Covid and now
Urban poverty has seen a rise between the pre-Covid time and now, serving a debilitating blow to the food security of urban populace.
Poverty, inequality, food insecurity rise in urban areas: Sanem
Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023
Food security still a ways off despite inroads
Despite making progress, about 36 percent low-income households suffered from food shortages
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices a welcome move
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor
Rains, floods batter Boro cultivation
Natural calamities, including the recent flash floods in haor areas caused by heavy rain amid cyclone Ashani, have damaged the production of 78,987 tonnes of boro rise this season, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).
How can we tackle climate change and food shortage in Asia?
Climate change and food security issues are multifaceted and transcend national boundaries.
Future of food security: How social enterprises are keeping up during Covid-19
When the shutdown in Bangladesh was announced on March 23, agricultural activities were not included in the closure. But now as similar lockdowns in exporting-countries are being prolonged, fears have begun to grow about a possible food crisis.
Gulf crisis broadens definitions of food security
Food security has taken on a new dimension almost five months into the Gulf crisis that pits a UAE-Saudi alliance against Qatar and for which there is no resolution in sight.
Going regional to tackle local food crisis
The food security situation in Bangladesh has been in troubled waters all through the year. The metaphor stands true in the literal sense as well, since the recent threats to food security are largely a result of the damage caused by two successive floods: the flash flood during April and the monsoon flood since late June.
Middlemen take it all
In a seminar on food security and media's role, representatives from the government and other stakeholders discussed the problems...
Working towards a better economic future
The good news is that Bangladesh is making progress in terms of gender equality, poverty reduction and promotion of maternal and child health. The bad news is that the overall participation of women in the labour force remains at a scant 36 percent.
Bangladesh performs well in inclusive growth
AS per a report published by ESCAP titled 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015', Bangladesh is ahead of both India and Pakistan in terms of inclusive growth.