Bangladesh

Videos

23/02/2026

The video explains how heavy ciprofloxacin use in poultry can contaminate the environment and increase resistance in bacteria such as E. coli, which can cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people, often in women. Ciprofloxacin resistance in UTI cases has been reported at over 80 percent (Afroz et al., 2025).

27/08/2025

This awareness video is produced to educate farmers, retailers, pesticide dealers, government officials, and the general public aiming to raise awareness about the harmful effects of pesticides and unsafe disposal of pesticide containers. It will also promote safer alternatives and safe farming practices to encourage behavioral change among farmers, their families, and communities.

01/07/2024

The video highlights a recent partnership between the PO partner, Sara Bangla Krishak Society (SBKS), and several banks and government organizations. The partnership centres around seed security and nutrition—and the impact of farmers working in partnership rather than facing challenges alone.

27/06/2024

The video highlights the proactive measures taken by FAO and local authorities in the Haor region of Bangladesh to mitigate the impacts of recurrent flash floods. By implementing an Anticipatory Action Protocol, which includes early warning systems, financial support, nutrient-rich livestock feed, and water-tight silos, vulnerable farmers can protect their livelihoods and assets.

15/04/2024

FAO’s Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy for 2020-2030 created a roadmap: one of the objectives is to decrease energy needs and increase use of renewable energy.

16/10/2023

The Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP), funded by the Government of Bangladesh and IFAD, seeks to enhance farmer incomes and resilience in the vulnerable coastal regions of Bangladesh, which face numerous water and climate challenges.

31/07/2023

Climate change threatens the livelihoods of more than one million people in Bangladesh who depend on fisheries. FAO’s Community-based Climate Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture Development project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, is helping fishers to adapt to challenges including droughts and floods.

31/05/2023

Recognizing their power to transform rural communities, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) have been working with farmers' organizations in Bangladesh for many years. Come and join Bob and Taka from the FAO team as they take a trip to see the results of our most recent collaboration—the Missing Middle Initiative.

28/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with agricultural extension agencies and research groups, works for farmers in ecologically critical areas of Bangladesh to mitigate climate shocks. In this drama-style video, Kamrul shows farmers how to improve crop production by taking care of soil and using the Khamari mobile phone app.

26/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with agricultural extension agencies and research groups, works for farmers in ecologically critical areas of Bangladesh to mitigate climate shocks.

26/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with agricultural extension agencies and research groups, works for farmers in ecologically critical areas of Bangladesh to mitigate climate shocks. The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) developed the Khamari mobile phone app

26/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with agricultural extension agencies and research groups, works for farmers in ecologically critical areas of Bangladesh to mitigate climate shocks. Coastal salinity in Bangladesh makes if challenging to grow crops in the dry season. No crops are grown in the most severe saline-prone areas.

18/05/2023

This video tells the story of how FAO assisted the Government of Bangladesh to remove a legacy stockpile of the hazardous and banned pesticide DDT from the middle of a city. For 38 years, some 500 tonnes of it had been stored in a government compound in Bangladesh’s second biggest city, Chattogram.

11/05/2023

In response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the United Nations initiated an intervention, under the leadership of the Directorate General of Health Services, to improve community-level case detection and risk mitigation. FAO piloted the initiative with support from BRAC and funding from the United States Agency for International Development.

12/10/2022

This is the story of how Kishan, Kishani and their fellow farmers came together to support each other and bring great change to their community. The animation showcases the great work happening through the partnership of the Sara Bangla Krishak Society, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP).

02/09/2022

Heavy monsoon rains & water flowing downstream triggered devastating #flash floods in Bangladesh. Acting early could saves more lives, prevents suffering and protects development gains. With support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), FAO is developing better anticipatory action systems in Haor areas.

20/06/2022

Farmers in Bangladesh are solving their everyday problems more easily by accessing information through phones, tablets and laptops. They use apps to detect crop diseases, check weather forecasts and make financial payments. FAO has been working with farmers' organizations in Bangladesh for many years.