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Bangladesh’s per capita daily rice consumption highest in world: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture Minister and Awami League presidium member Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak MP said, ‘Our big challenge now is to provide nutritious and safe food for all and to modernize agriculture.

He urged people of the country to change their food habit gradually and eat other nutritious food and fruits — reducing rice consumption.

“Per capita rice consumption in Bangladesh is 400 grams daily — which is the highest in the world. In many countries, people’s average rice consumption is 200 grams daily,” he said.

The minister came up with the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a function titled “Bangladesh’s 50 years: Achievements and Diversifications in Agriculture”.

Bangladesh Agriculture Journalists Forum (BAJF) and Bangla daily Bonik Barta jointly organised the programme at a Dhaka hotel marking 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence.

The minister said, “Despite the Corona epidemic, there was no food crisis in the country and people did not go without food.” Bangladesh today is self-sufficient in food. The country has achieved unimaginable success in food and agriculture. The fertile land and water of the country is a great blessing for the people. If this fertile land and water can be used properly, our agriculture will go a long way. ‘

Dr. Razzak added that Thailand and Vietnam make a lot of money by exporting processed agricultural products. But we are far behind in this regard. We need to expand the local and international markets for our agricultural products. For this we have to increase the processing of agriculture.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Bangladesh, Robert D Simpson and USAID Mission Director Kathryn David Steven, also spoke at the function as special guests.

President of BAJF, Iftekhar Mahmud, presided over the function while editor of Bonik Barta, Dewan Hanif Mahmud, moderated it.

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