We will continue our efforts in promoting jackfruit: FAO

FAO Representative in Bangladesh Jiaoqun Shi on Thursday said FAO Bangladesh has taken many steps to promote jackfruit since the launch of One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative last year, including the formation of OCOP national taskforce, reports UNB.
"We will continue our efforts in promoting jackfruit, the special product of Bangladesh. We also focus on improving jackfruit farmers' livelihoods and their economic growth while minimizing the use of resources, reducing jackfruit loss and waste and lessening the negative impacts on the environment," Shi said.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a webinar and a fair to showcase and promote processing and marketing of jackfruit in Bangladesh.
Executive Secretary of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat Jingyuan Xia and Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Chairperson of OCOP national taskforce Wahida Akter participated in the webinar.
The webinar was followed by a fair, open to the public, between 4-6 July at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) premises to promote entrepreneurship in the jackfruit market for both fresh and processed products.