Hasina calls for preventing food wastage to feed hungry people
Friday, 28 May 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for preventing wastage of foods as millions of people around the world go hungry, reports UNB.
She made the call during a meeting with FAO assistant director general and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific Hiroyuki Konuma at her official residence Ganabhaban.
Hasina narrated the steps the government has taken during her present as well as previous tenure (1996-2001) for making the country food surplus from a food deficit one.
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting.
The Prime Minister said that her government has taken massive steps for the development of agriculture as only this sector could make the country self-reliant in food grain.
During the time of irrigation, power supply was diverted to the rural areas from the urban areas, she added.
Hasina said that her government has also taken steps to dredge all major rivers of the country for increasing their navigability as well as to contain more rainwater.
The FAO assistant director general, Hiroyuki Konuma, praised the Prime Minister for her strong leadership in making the country self-reliant in food.
During the meeting, it was mentioned that 2.6 (26 lakh) million metric tons of surplus rice was produced during the previous tenure of the Awami League government (1996-2001) whereas the country earlier had a deficit of 4.0 million (40 lakh) metric tons.
"I hope many countries around the world will take Bangladesh as their model in producing food grains and make their country self-reliant," Konuma said.
Ambassador at-large M Ziauddin and PM's Press Secretary to the Prime Minister were, among others, present at the meeting.
She made the call during a meeting with FAO assistant director general and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific Hiroyuki Konuma at her official residence Ganabhaban.
Hasina narrated the steps the government has taken during her present as well as previous tenure (1996-2001) for making the country food surplus from a food deficit one.
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting.
The Prime Minister said that her government has taken massive steps for the development of agriculture as only this sector could make the country self-reliant in food grain.
During the time of irrigation, power supply was diverted to the rural areas from the urban areas, she added.
Hasina said that her government has also taken steps to dredge all major rivers of the country for increasing their navigability as well as to contain more rainwater.
The FAO assistant director general, Hiroyuki Konuma, praised the Prime Minister for her strong leadership in making the country self-reliant in food.
During the meeting, it was mentioned that 2.6 (26 lakh) million metric tons of surplus rice was produced during the previous tenure of the Awami League government (1996-2001) whereas the country earlier had a deficit of 4.0 million (40 lakh) metric tons.
"I hope many countries around the world will take Bangladesh as their model in producing food grains and make their country self-reliant," Konuma said.
Ambassador at-large M Ziauddin and PM's Press Secretary to the Prime Minister were, among others, present at the meeting.