food security

food security

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Harmful heavy metals found in commonly consumed rice varieties: Study

Samples of 10 commonly consumed rice varieties were collected from four wholesale markets in Dhaka city

Many of the inedible items which end up as food waste could be processed for consumption as it is done in many developed countries. Photo: Reuters

Reducing waste is a must to protect people’s right to food security

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72% freshwater use for agriculture can affect food security: Experts

A sack filled with potatoes. Photo: Rajib Dhar

The challenges to ensuring food security

Cutting waste more can make food security easier to achieve

Cutting waste more can make food security easier to achieve

Govt intensifies efforts to bolster food security amid economic turmoil

Govt intensifies efforts to bolster food security amid economic turmoil

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UN calls for oversight as crop trading worsens food crisis

Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman. Sketch: TBS

How will El Niño impact Bangladesh’s climate and agriculture this year?

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Food security remains protected amid global crisis: PM Hasina tells JS

Abundant consumption of meat in many developed countries has attracted grain supplies to animal farms instead of kitchen markets. Illustration: Bloomberg

Feed people, not factory farms

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Dhaka advocates for collective response to conflict-induced global food insecurity

Floods, be it at home or in Asian neighbours, are reasons for worry about the price and supply of rice. Photo: Bloomberg

The world can't stop floods but can keep food channels open

FILE PHOTO: Mussa Adam Bakr (R), 48, who farms a plot of land next to a mud brick factory, collects eggplants with his workers on his field on Tuti Island, Khartoum, Sudan, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Fighting in Sudan leaves farmers struggling to get crops planted