FAO Bangladesh showcases progress, success
Business Desk :
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Saturday said that Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and is increasingly shifting its focus towards nutrition security and food exports.
An information meeting, attended by resource partners, government stakeholders, UN agencies, and media representatives, shared the progress and success of FAO Bangladesh office centred on FAO’s commitment to four key pillars: better production, better nutrition, better environment, better life, living no one behind.
Bangladesh and FAO have been working closely in developing the areas of agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries, livestock, rural development and climate change for over 45 years.
FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 aims to support the 2030 Agenda by working together for transforming agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, addressing better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind, the release says.?
At the information meeting, the FAO experts provided information on various topics, some of which: sustainably increasing productivity in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry; fostering inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in a changing climate and environment; increasing food security and community self-sufficiency; promoting healthy and safe food supply; improving food distribution and reducing food loss and waste; protecting and restoring terrestrial and marine ecosystems; increasing incomes of small-scale food producers; guiding government expenditures towards the agriculture sector; securing land tenure by promoting ownership or strengthened rights over agricultural land; gender equality development.
“As we work towards our goal, the better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind, we express our gratitude to our resource partners, government counterparts and colleagues for their continuous support”, FAO representative ad interim in Bangladesh said in his speech.
