Experts advocate regional agri-policy to ensure food security
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Agriculture experts at the inaugural session of the three-day workshop have underscored the need for formulating a regional agriculture policy through better understanding to address the food security threat in a coordinated way, reports BSS.
They have also said population in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, has gradually been increasing day-by-day coinciding with continued decrease of agriculture lands which leads to losing fertility.
The workshop titled 'Sustainable Agriculture and Food Sovereignty', jointly organised by South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) and Sushasoner Jonno Procharavizan (SUPRO) at a city hotel Tuesday.
SUPRO chairperson Abdul Awal gave the introductory speech, while Executive Committee member of SAAPE Rokeya Kabir presided over the function .
Research Director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr M Asaduzzaman, former executive director of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) Dr Abdur Razzak, Research Grant Administrator of Food and Agriculture Organisa-tion (FAO), Bangladesh Dr Nur A Khondokar spoke as designated discussants.
Agriculture experts from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal are participating the 3-day regional workshop.
A number of countries in South Asia have been undertaking a good number of steps aimed at sustainability of agriculture system, they said adding this was not only the solution as the agriculture system was being disrupted due to lack of modern technology.
They have also said population in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, has gradually been increasing day-by-day coinciding with continued decrease of agriculture lands which leads to losing fertility.
The workshop titled 'Sustainable Agriculture and Food Sovereignty', jointly organised by South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) and Sushasoner Jonno Procharavizan (SUPRO) at a city hotel Tuesday.
SUPRO chairperson Abdul Awal gave the introductory speech, while Executive Committee member of SAAPE Rokeya Kabir presided over the function .
Research Director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr M Asaduzzaman, former executive director of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) Dr Abdur Razzak, Research Grant Administrator of Food and Agriculture Organisa-tion (FAO), Bangladesh Dr Nur A Khondokar spoke as designated discussants.
Agriculture experts from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal are participating the 3-day regional workshop.
A number of countries in South Asia have been undertaking a good number of steps aimed at sustainability of agriculture system, they said adding this was not only the solution as the agriculture system was being disrupted due to lack of modern technology.