Pesticide
Dollar crisis hurts pesticide imports, may hit crop output
Crop protection chemical sellers in Bangladesh are facing difficulty in opening letters of credit amid banks’ lack of interest owing to the crunch of the US dollar.
Vegetables 'safe'
Increased awareness and government initiatives, such as the formulation of Food Safety Act 2013, have helped reduce the use of pesticide on vegetables grown across the country in the last few years.
Some veggies not that safe
Consumers in Bangladesh are still unsure if the vegetables in their daily dishes are safe even though four years have gone by since the Food Safety Act was enacted.
Editorial / Pesticide use surges six-fold
A press conference titled “Pesticides and Health Risk: Find Alternatives and Save the Lives of Rural Women” held at the capital's Jatiya Press Club recently revealed some startling facts.
Dollar crisis hurts pesticide imports, may hit crop output
Crop protection chemical sellers in Bangladesh are facing difficulty in opening letters of credit amid banks’ lack of interest owing to the crunch of the US dollar.
Vegetables 'safe'
Increased awareness and government initiatives, such as the formulation of Food Safety Act 2013, have helped reduce the use of pesticide on vegetables grown across the country in the last few years.
Some veggies not that safe
Consumers in Bangladesh are still unsure if the vegetables in their daily dishes are safe even though four years have gone by since the Food Safety Act was enacted.
Pesticide use surges six-fold
A press conference titled “Pesticides and Health Risk: Find Alternatives and Save the Lives of Rural Women” held at the capital's Jatiya Press Club recently revealed some startling facts.