FAO Bangladesh Newsletter, May 2023 – Issue #9
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A closing workshop was held for the Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project which over eight years has greatly advanced food and nutrition security in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), supported by FAO, announced the successful drafting of 11 200 food standards harmonized with Codex, the international food code. The Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paul Huijts, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Anne van Leeuwen, visited a fresh food market in Dhaka, considered as a model for Bangladesh. FAO held a workshop to mark the completion of a UN joint programme that examined the impact of the 5F crisis (food, feed, fuel, fertilizer, and finance) in Bangladesh caused by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a USD 16 million grant financing agreement with the Government of Bangladesh to boost a project aimed at promoting climate resilience and diversifying agriculture. FAO will provide technical assistance to the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security (RAINS) project. Potato exports from farmers supported by FAO continue to grow, as producers came together to celebrate another year of success. Four producer co-operatives joined the fourth annual potato export inauguration in Rangpur – the country’s main potato growing region. FAO introduced to Bangladesh a tailored and proven accounting platform for farmers. Known as the FAO MicroBanking System (or MBWin), it improves the efficiency of banking operations in rural areas, in particular by lowering transaction costs. It is used by 585 financial institutions across 21 countries, serving around four million beneficiaries.