FAO distributes fish fries among disaster-hit families
Friday, 1 October 2010
FE Report
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative for Bangladesh Ad Spijkers Wednesday distributed fish fries among 235 familities as part of the organisaton's continuing initiative to help communities in the disaster-stricken areas on Tungipara Upazila headquarters premises.
The distribution programme was a part of FAO's initiative to address the problems of the impoverished farming community seriously affected by Sidr and Aila disasters, through distribution of fruit saplings, vegetable seeds and fertiliser, and Boro and maize seeds, fish fries of gift carp fishery and livestock inputs like cows, goats, chickens and ducks, an FAO press release said.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Spijkers stressed the need for providing quality inputs at proper time for overcoming the constraints faced by the Sidr and Aila affected farmers in southern Bangladesh.
Mr Spijkers also added there has been a great realisation that 'Agriculture is the backbone of Bangladesh economy" and as such farmers of all categories particularly marginal, landless and small farmers should be provided with quality inputs for crop, fish and livestock sectors with adequate support by technical knowledge through training.
"As farmers play a significant role, without economic solvency of the poor and marginal farmers of the country we would not be able to reach the goal of the nation as envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said.
He added that the Food Facility of the European Union contributed 7.5 million euros to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for providing farmers with seed, fertiliser, agricultural equipment and other supplies to mitigate the sufferings of the coastal farming community.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative for Bangladesh Ad Spijkers Wednesday distributed fish fries among 235 familities as part of the organisaton's continuing initiative to help communities in the disaster-stricken areas on Tungipara Upazila headquarters premises.
The distribution programme was a part of FAO's initiative to address the problems of the impoverished farming community seriously affected by Sidr and Aila disasters, through distribution of fruit saplings, vegetable seeds and fertiliser, and Boro and maize seeds, fish fries of gift carp fishery and livestock inputs like cows, goats, chickens and ducks, an FAO press release said.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Spijkers stressed the need for providing quality inputs at proper time for overcoming the constraints faced by the Sidr and Aila affected farmers in southern Bangladesh.
Mr Spijkers also added there has been a great realisation that 'Agriculture is the backbone of Bangladesh economy" and as such farmers of all categories particularly marginal, landless and small farmers should be provided with quality inputs for crop, fish and livestock sectors with adequate support by technical knowledge through training.
"As farmers play a significant role, without economic solvency of the poor and marginal farmers of the country we would not be able to reach the goal of the nation as envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said.
He added that the Food Facility of the European Union contributed 7.5 million euros to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for providing farmers with seed, fertiliser, agricultural equipment and other supplies to mitigate the sufferings of the coastal farming community.