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 ...