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A voice for Bangladeshi smallholder farmers
26/08/2024
Women and youth lead the way in Bangladesh’s agricultural transformation
FAO urges immediate action as new variants of avian influenza threaten Asia and the Pacific
25/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for urgent regional efforts to combat a rise in avian influenza cases across the Asia-Pacific region.
FAO report: Agrifood sector faces growing threat from climate change-induced loss and damage
01/12/2023
Following the COP28 agreement to activate a new fund for loss and damage, recent analysis highlights agriculture perceived as the most severely affected sector
Bangladeshi villages turn digital
24/06/2022
FAO Digital Villages initiative empowers farmers to access markets and improve incomes
Acting ahead of crises should become the new normal
10/09/2021
FAO aims to protect vulnerable populations from disasters before they strike
Solar irrigation system powers vegetable productivity in Cox’s Bazar
22/06/2021
Mohammad Islam is growing more vegetables after FAO installed a solar-powered irrigation system.
Protecting livelihood assets through anticipatory actions in flood-prone communities in northwestern Bangladesh
21/06/2021
Floods are an annual occurrence in Bangladesh, and the risk weighs heavily on families when the monsoon season begins.
FAO supports the Government of Bangladesh to vaccinate cattle against lumpy skin disease in target areas
08/06/2021
When Shukla Parial heard that cattle in her village were dying from a new disease, she feared the worst
FAO in Bangladesh and Japan provide agricultural machinery to vulnerable people in Haor wetland communities
04/06/2021
FAO and the Government of Japan have provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor wetland communities in Bangladesh affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
FAO in Bangladesh and Japan provide homestead vegetable kits to vulnerable people in Haor wetland communities
28/05/2021
FAO and the Government of Japan have provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor wetland communities in Bangladesh affected by the coronavirus pandemic.