Govt food stock highest in 8 yrs
Friday, 17 October 2008
Government stocks of food grains now stand at about 1.3 million (13 lakh) tonnes, the highest in eight years, report UNB/bdnews24.com..
Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said this while addressing the inauguration of a two-day agriculture fair to mark the World Food Day 2008 at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre.
At the function the CA announced that Agriculture Day will be observed every year from this year in the country to recognize the farmers' untiring labour in food production for food security and also for the fact that Bangladesh is an agrarian country.
He also announced that an Agriculture Museum will be set up in Dhaka to project the country's tradition of agriculture, its problems, innovations and potentialities to new generations.
Fakhruddin Ahmed has stressed that boosting domestic food output in hand with ensuring delivery to the people as essential to overcome the threat to food security in Bangladesh.
"Food security does not only mean increased production of food grains. It also means people having access to adequate, safe and nutritious food within their means for a sound life," the CA said.
This year's World Food Day theme is: 'World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy'.
"Many countries are now cultivating bio fuel crops for alternative energy due to volatility in availability and price of oil in the global market," the CA said of the global food crunch.
Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said this while addressing the inauguration of a two-day agriculture fair to mark the World Food Day 2008 at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre.
At the function the CA announced that Agriculture Day will be observed every year from this year in the country to recognize the farmers' untiring labour in food production for food security and also for the fact that Bangladesh is an agrarian country.
He also announced that an Agriculture Museum will be set up in Dhaka to project the country's tradition of agriculture, its problems, innovations and potentialities to new generations.
Fakhruddin Ahmed has stressed that boosting domestic food output in hand with ensuring delivery to the people as essential to overcome the threat to food security in Bangladesh.
"Food security does not only mean increased production of food grains. It also means people having access to adequate, safe and nutritious food within their means for a sound life," the CA said.
This year's World Food Day theme is: 'World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy'.
"Many countries are now cultivating bio fuel crops for alternative energy due to volatility in availability and price of oil in the global market," the CA said of the global food crunch.