Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens

Projections by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicate that tea cultivation areas could shrink by 2050.
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM

Bangladesh’s food security depends on inclusion and innovation

According to Food Security Statistics 2023 from BBS, about 22 percent of Bangladeshi households face moderate to severe food insecurity, with one percent severely deprived.
16 October 2025, 08:00 AM

Bangladesh to launch marine survey in Bay

Bangladesh is set to launch a month-long marine survey in the Bay of Bengal to assess fishery resources and ecosystem health, aiming to support sustainable management and conservation efforts.
19 August 2025, 20:00 PM

The vulnerable need food support

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?
25 January 2023, 03:00 AM

Food crisis again in the spotlight

FAO warning sums up a troubling time marked by a rise in food insecurity, poverty
4 December 2022, 20:20 PM

What should be Bangladesh’s food security strategy?

The rapid increase in global food prices in recent months have put many countries including Bangladesh in a crisis.
18 July 2022, 16:00 PM

To guarantee food security for all

October 16 is celebrated as the World Food Day every year. The day commemorates the launch of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Agro kits for the malnourished Rohingyas

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are distributing 50,000 vegetable gardening kits to tackle malnutrition and improve the diet of people affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
6 April 2018, 15:41 PM