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Fresh food markets are a key resource in the effort to increase nutritious eating and fight food insecurity. A recent study by the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO) found that 95 percent of the urban poor in Dhaka purchase most of their food from these markets. As part...

Ahead of the first ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) later this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations participated in the second national dialogue today in which the Minister of Food was chief guest. The summit, which will take place in September, will launch bold new...

Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), celebrated World Milk Day today and the start of Dairy Week. FAO established World Milk Day in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – In the build up to the first ever United Nations Food Systems Summit later this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have hosted Bangladesh’s inaugural Food Systems Dialogue.  Around 50 high-level participants discussed how to make...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh is set to benefit from support to help it transition to a more resilient and greener economy, thanks to a two-year project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). GCF is the world’s largest...