The bumper yield of Aman paddy and good prices has brought big smiles to the faces of rice growers in six northern districts.
LDCs are predominantly agricultural economies, but are also highly dependent on food imports.
Dr Fahmida Khatun speaks to us regarding how Bangladesh can shield itself from a possible food crisis.
While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.
Food insecurity has been rising since 2018. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks, regional conflicts and the pandemic were all taking their toll, disrupting food production and distribution, and driving up the cost of feeding people and families.
Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
Despite the controversy, Kissinger’s statement on disequilibrium should be reckoned with.
The bumper yield of Aman paddy and good prices has brought big smiles to the faces of rice growers in six northern districts.
LDCs are predominantly agricultural economies, but are also highly dependent on food imports.
Dr Fahmida Khatun speaks to us regarding how Bangladesh can shield itself from a possible food crisis.
While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.
Food insecurity has been rising since 2018. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks, regional conflicts and the pandemic were all taking their toll, disrupting food production and distribution, and driving up the cost of feeding people and families.
Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
Despite the controversy, Kissinger’s statement on disequilibrium should be reckoned with.