Rapports

Speaking at the Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum in Dhaka on Thursday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed that agricultural development must be accompanied by renewed efforts to tackle the problems of undernutrition and food access, if sustainable food security is…

Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina,       Minister of Agriculture, Begum Matia Chowdhury,       Minister of Food and Disaster Management, Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque     Members of Cabinet and Advisors to the Prime Minister,  …

May 26, 2010 by Abid AslamBangladesh is concentrating efforts to achieve food and nutrition security for its people. The facts, figures, and analysis underlying this new push are now available online. IFPRI and other internationally recognized experts prepared six research papers,…

Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Honorable Ministers, Honorable Secretaries, Members of the Diplomatic Corp, Distinguished Representatives and Delegates from International and Regional Organizations, Distinguished Guests, and Ladies and Gentlemen: Bangladesh has undergone remarkable economic transformation and development during the past 50…

Period covered by this update: 28 April 17 May 2010 Summary: On 14 April 2010, a tropical storm hit several districts of Bangladesh, namely Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Dinajpur, Gaibandha, Sirajganj and Bogra. On 17 April 2010, another storm hit Lalmonirhat district…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT - Good harvest of 2010 Boro paddy and winter wheat crops estimated - Food prices have been rising since late-2009 after having returned to pre-food crisis levels - Localized food insecurity persist Good harvest of 2010 Boro paddy…

Assessment Period: 09-13 May 2010 Area Covered: 7 Upazila of Sunamgonj district and 1 Upazila of Kishoregonj District Conducted by : Oxfam & its local partners CNRS, ERA, RWDO, Jashis, POPI, Padma and Upama Executive Summery: Haor area has faced a very…

World rice prices dropped during 2010 Bangkok - FAO's estimate of global rice paddy production in 2009 now stands at 680 million tones, 1 percent below the 2008 outstanding harvest, with much of the reduction being on account of Asia,…

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS USAID/OFDA Staff Visit Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Activities in Bangladesh From March 20 to April 1, USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor for South Asia Rob Friedman and Senior Information Officer Liza Mantilla traveled to Bangladesh to visit disaster risk reduction (DRR) program…

Executive Summary This Gender Assessment (GA) analyzes the impact of programs and projects on gender relations, and makes recommendations for incorporating gender issues/concerns in the future. USAID/Bangladesh?s (USAID/B) portfolio is examined to offer suggestions for mainstreaming gender, and to make actionable…