Self-Sufficiency in Food
Self-sufficiency in food not achieved yet
Says Muhith
Unb, Dhaka
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said that the country is yet to achieve the overall self- sufficiency in food.
"[When it comes to] overall self sufficiency, [I'll say] no. But, self sufficiency in rice is yes, in food grains, mostly," he told reporters after visiting director general of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Jose Graziano met him at his office at the Economic Relations Division (ERD).
Muhith said the country has shortages in wheat production, but it is almost self-sufficient in maize output.
"But, still we have a better prospect for more maize production. We always have shortages in wheat because we can't produce more than one million tonnes a year," he added.
The finance minister said the overall self-sufficiency also means meat, egg, milk and fish.
The FAO DG said the organisation has some regular and emergency programmes in Bangladesh involving $ 100 million which are engaged in tackling cyclone, drought and heavy rains.
"We've decided to integrate these two programmes (regular and emergency)," he added
Food grain production and self-sufficiency by MA Taslim
ONE of the redeeming features of our economic development during the last four decades has been the steady increase in food-grain production despite all odds, both natural and man-made. The country barely produced enough food grains to feed the population when it emerged as an independent nation. The total production of food grains (mainly rice) was less than 10 million tonnes in 1972-73. Scarcity of food, mal-distribution and incorrect polices contributed to a devastating famine in 1974 in which tens of thousands of people perished. The famine left an indelible mark on the psyche of the government since then. The attainment of self-sufficiency in food production became a major objective of economic policy notwithstanding the fact that serious doubts were raised if the famine was due mainly to a food
Says Muhith
Unb, Dhaka
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said that the country is yet to achieve the overall self- sufficiency in food.
"[When it comes to] overall self sufficiency, [I'll say] no. But, self sufficiency in rice is yes, in food grains, mostly," he told reporters after visiting director general of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Jose Graziano met him at his office at the Economic Relations Division (ERD).
Muhith said the country has shortages in wheat production, but it is almost self-sufficient in maize output.
"But, still we have a better prospect for more maize production. We always have shortages in wheat because we can't produce more than one million tonnes a year," he added.
The finance minister said the overall self-sufficiency also means meat, egg, milk and fish.
The FAO DG said the organisation has some regular and emergency programmes in Bangladesh involving $ 100 million which are engaged in tackling cyclone, drought and heavy rains.
"We've decided to integrate these two programmes (regular and emergency)," he added
Food grain production and self-sufficiency by MA Taslim
ONE of the redeeming features of our economic development during the last four decades has been the steady increase in food-grain production despite all odds, both natural and man-made. The country barely produced enough food grains to feed the population when it emerged as an independent nation. The total production of food grains (mainly rice) was less than 10 million tonnes in 1972-73. Scarcity of food, mal-distribution and incorrect polices contributed to a devastating famine in 1974 in which tens of thousands of people perished. The famine left an indelible mark on the psyche of the government since then. The attainment of self-sufficiency in food production became a major objective of economic policy notwithstanding the fact that serious doubts were raised if the famine was due mainly to a food