Reports

DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing biscuits fortified with micronutrients to more than 30,000 people severely affected by recent floods in six upazilas of Kurigram, and one upazila each in…

COX’S BAZAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a brand-new electronic food card system to allow refugee families to choose the food they want and need in Nayapara and Kutupalong refugee camps,…

July 30 2014: In recent year’s climate change and other environmental factors has increased food insecurity in Northern Bangladesh. Ishak Mia asks if there is a link between food insecurity and radicalism in the region. Bangladesh has…

DHAKA – One million schoolchildren will receive nutritious biscuits, thanks to a generous contribution of 10,000 metric tons of wheat from the government of Bangladesh to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). To cover the…

In Bangladesh, children have taken a leading role in improving the population’s food situation. Through an innovative project initiated by Terre des hommes (Tdh), they have set up and are operating raised vegetable gardens and small…

Introduction Why have an FSC DFP Mechanism? Building on key lessons learned from the Tropical Storm Mahasen response in May 2013, the purpose of introducing the Food Security Cluster (FSC) “District Focal Point Mechanism” in the cyclone belt…

In a rural village in the southern delta region of Bangladesh, Rajopa lives with her husband and their four children. She says that for years she and her husband have struggled to feed their family on…

SUNDARI BACKGROUND Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, which is facing the risk of climate change impacts. The southwest coastal zone of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable because of its low-lying elevation, and higher population…

HIGHLIGHTS Retail price of food: The national average retail prices of rice and wholemeal wheat flour (atta) decreased slightly from the quarter of January-March 2014. Prices of lentils(masur) and oil (palm oil) began to increase prior…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT The 2014 wheat production estimated higher than last year The 2013 aggregate rice production officially estimated at a record level Sharp increase in cereal imports in 2013/14 marketing year (July/June) Rice and wheat prices decline slightly Localized…