DHAKA - After a week-long mission in Bangladesh, visiting projects of the World Food Programme...
Strengthening technological skills to better manage forests
28 September 2018
28 September 2018
It is more efficient to manage natural resources with modern technologies and the knowledge of how to use them. FAO in Bangladesh strengthens its government partners in the use of computer technology in the activities where it is needed most. The Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) and the Ministry of Environment,...
TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (CBA) OF BANGLADESH SECOND COUNTRY INVESTMENT PLAN’S NUTRITION-SENSITIVE INTERVENTIONS (CIP2)
27 September 2018
27 September 2018
FAO, in collaboration with BRAC and with technical support from the Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project, is conducting an ex-ante impact assessment of five selected sub-programmes of the Bangladesh Second Country Investment Plan on Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems (CIP2). This cost benefit analysis (CBA) will help to identify the cost-effectiveness...
Support for development of the safe, sustainable and resilient food system for Dhaka City
14 August 2018
14 August 2018
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations signed an agreement in which the Netherlands Government is providing a grant of USD 12.5 million to implement a project that will contribute to the development of a safe, sustainable and resilient food...
FAO and BFD initiate land stabilization and land restoration in displacement settings of Cox’s Bazaar
16 July 2018
16 July 2018
Since last year, anthropic pressure on nature in Cox’s Bazaar has increased at a level which put natural resources at irreversible risk. Rapid and extensive land degradation and deforestation has led to severe damages of key watersheds causing mass erosion, increasing the threats of landslides, flash floods and affects recharge...
CDAIS starts series of policy dialogues to stimulate agricultural innovation in tropical countries
Mango niche partners from the area of Shibganj in Bangladesh and local authorities have started a dialogue on how policy and innovation can improve mango production.
Niche partners in Shibganj of Chapainawabganj region have grown mango for generations. They...