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Observation of Global Hand Washing Day 2014 at Kushtia

17Oct

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Observation of Global Hand Washing Day 2014 at Kushtia

Jahangir Alam Jony || Friday 17 October 2014 || READ BY SUBJECT: Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN) The global hand washing day was organized by UBINIG on behalf of Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN), under the aegis of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food Safety Project (FAO-FSP), Bangladesh. Discussion meeting, demonstration of hand washing and rally were organized at 10:00 am on 15 October 2014 at Nabapran Akhrabari, Kushtia in connection with the observation of Global hand washing day 2014. About 1000 participants from academic institutions, government offices, NGOs, farmers organizations, cultural institutions, farmers and weavers participated in the event. Dr.M.A. Sobhan, Research Consultant, UBINIG Chaired the Discussion Meeting. Mr. N...

Divisional workshop on right to safe food

18Aug

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Divisional workshop on right to safe food

Jahangir Alam Jony An analysis of safe food act and right to safe food, the Dhaka divisional workshop was organized in UBINIG Ridoypur Biddaygho, Tangail on 30 June, 2014. The workshop was organized by UBINIG on behalf of Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN). The objective of the workshop was to create public / consumer awareness on food safety issues and increase awareness on food safety matters among different stakeholders. There were 57 participants including farmer/ farmer organizations, consumer organizations, local government, DAE, NGOs, academic institutions, food producers, food sellers, lawyers, Upazila and district administration, religious leaders, students, representatives from Ministry of Information, members from civil surgeon office participated in the event. Th...

Organized Training Workshop on Participatory Plant Breeding

18Aug

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Organized Training Workshop on Participatory Plant Breeding

Jahangir Alam Jony || Monday 18 August 2014 A training workshop on Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) for food Sovereignty and sustainable Agriculture was jointly organized by UBINIG (Policy research for Development Alternative) and PBGSB (Plant Breeding and Genetics society of Bangladesh) at Bangladesh Jute research Institute (BJRI), Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka during 22-24 July, 2014. The training workshop was organized in relation to Community based Biodiversity Management (CBM) program which has been implemented in 4 countries in South Asia under CBM regional coordination unit by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) from Nepal. In Bangladesh UBINIG is one of the CBM –SA partners working on the community biodiversity management. In relation to CB...

School campaign: Food safety workshop was held at Chilmary

16Jul

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School campaign: Food safety workshop was held at Chilmary

Jahangir Alam Jony || Sunday 13 July 2014 || READ BY SUBJECT: Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN) Creating school awareness program for safe food organized by UBINIG on behalf of Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN) under the patronization of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The event was organized at Upazila Parishod Auditorium, Chilmari upazila, Kurigram district on 26 June, 2014. The aim of the workshop was to create and increase public awareness on food safety issues at respective stakeholders. The event was represented by 36 participants including Chilmary Upazila administration, Department of upazila education and representatives from 11 government primary school teacher Mr. Ahsan Habib, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Chilmary inaugurated the school...

13Jul

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School campaign workshop for safe food

Jahangir Alam Jony School campaign workshop for creating awareness of safe food was organized by UBINIG, on behalf of BFSN (Bangladesh Food Safety Network) under the aegis of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The workshop was organized in Upazila Parishod Auditorium of Shahjadpur upazila under Sirajganj district on 24 June, 2014. The objective of the workshop was to create public awareness on food safety issues and increase awareness on food safety matters among different stakeholders. There were 43 participants attending in the event including school teachers, Unazila administration, Department of Upazila Education and Journalists. Mr. Shamim Ahmed, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Shahjadpur inaugurated the school program creating awareness for safe food as the chief gu...

Corporate manipulation of ‘food security’

28Sep

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Corporate manipulation of ‘food security’

Farida Akhter Weapon Producer's Concern about Food insecurity in Bangladesh!! Dupont, the producer of weapons and killing chemicals sponsors Global Food Security Index! On August 10, 2012 a news item came up on various news media wiith headlines such as 'Bangladesh least food secure S Asian Nation' (Bdnews24.com) which was quite disturbing (also see, 'food security situation poor in Bangladesh'. It said, Bangladesh is the least food-secure among the six South Asian countries according to Global Food Security Index 2012, released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). [1] Why should it be disturbing since raising such concerns should rather be appreciated? Isn’t it true that Bangladesh needs to address the issue of food security? The disturbing element is not ...