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Chattogram – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized an inaugural ceremony for demonstration and distribution of improved fish drying technology amongst the Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh on March 8, 2025, at Chattogram. The event marks a major milestone in FAO‘s ongoing efforts to improve fish...

Saturia, Manikganj – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a timely and essential Mini Pilot program to address the growing environmental and health risks posed by the improper disposal of empty pesticide packaging waste at the UNO Complex auditorium, Saturia, Manikganj on Tuesday, 25 February...

Dhaka – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a validation workshop to finalize the updated version of the National Residue Control Plan (NRCP) Policy Guidelines 2011 (Revision 2025) and the Pesticide Residue Monitoring Plan (PRMP) Guidelines for dry fish in Bangladesh, at Pan Pacific Sonargaon...

Dhaka, Bangladesh –The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released its Poverty Map of Bangladesh on 30th January 2025. It names Dashar, a small subdistrict in Madaripur, as the poorest area in the country. Alarmingly, over 63% of Dashar's population falls below the upper poverty line. However, despite the intensity of poverty...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – A seminar on ‘Sustainability of healthy soil for food security in Bangladesh’ supported by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations was organized by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) at BARC Auditorium, Farmgate, Dhaka to mark the 10th ‘World Soil Day’ on 5 December 2024. Soil...