Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Bangladesh
FAO in Bangladesh
FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy
The National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programmes helps build Bangladesh's institutional and human capacities to design, implement and monitor food security policies. Apart from strengthening the capacity of relevant Government agencies, the Programme also promotes better access to food-security related information and knowledge exchange [more]
The Food Safety Project: Unsafe food represents a major threat to public health in Bangladesh. Each year millions of citizens suffer from acute and chronic illnesses due to the consumption of unsafe food. The FAO Programme, 'Improving Food Safety in Bangladesh' is assisting the Government to address safety and quality across the food chain with the goal of improving public health health [more]
Technical Assistance (TA) component of the GAFSP funded Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP). The expected impact of the project is more effective, inclusive and country-owned agriculture, food security and nutrition investment programmes through strengthened national capacities. It will be achieved through three components:
1. Capacity development in the design and management of investment operations
2. Strategic support in technical
3. Capacity development of stakeholders organization [more]
Master Plan for Agricultural Development in Southern Region of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is part of the largest deltaic floodplain in the world. It slopes gently from the north to the south, meeting the Bay of Bengal at the southern end. The southern region overlaps with the coastal zone, which is physiologically and ecologically diverse and environmentally most vulnerable.[more]
Protecting and Promoting Food Security and Nutrition for Families and Children in Bangladesh
FAO, WFP and UNICEF jointly with the government of Bangladesh have been implementing a three-year (2010-2013) MDG-F programme titled “Protecting and promoting food security and nutrition for families and children in Bangladesh”. This project is funded by the Government of Span through MDG-F that addresses the availability, access and utilization of nutritious foods. The project is being implemented in Barisal Division along the southern coastal belt of Bangladesh with the aims to achieve improved food and nutrition security for vulnerable children and pregnant women affected by acute and moderate malnutrition.[more]
A community is considered to be a group of people who share common characteristics and or interests such as sharing a single geographical location i.e. a specific town, village, or neighborhood; sharing of economic and social life through trade, marketing, exchange of goods and services. Also a non-profit service will be in charge of Community Radio broadcasting activities. [more]
