41pc land vulnerable to climate change, say experts

Agriculture experts and officials at a seminar yesterday put emphasis on more investment for agriculture and food production for strengthening food security as 41 per cent of country’s total area is exposed to climate change vulnerability, reports BSS.
More investment in research, farm mechanisation and extension is needed by the public and private sector to keep the country’s food security unaffected under the ever changing impact of natural calamities, they said.
The national seminar on ‘Climate is changing ...Food and Agriculture must too’ was organised by the Agriculture Ministry and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations marking the World Food Day in the auditorium of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) in the capital.
As country’s 41 per cent area is under climate change risk, excessive investment needs to be made to strengthen research, education and extension system along with livelihood diversification extending technology, credit and training support to rural farm and non-farm activities to maintain food security, said M A Sattar Mandal, former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University, in the keynote paper.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke at the seminar as the chief guest while Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhruy, Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam spoke as the special guests.

 

41pc land vulnerable to climate change, say experts

Agriculture experts and officials at a seminar yesterday put emphasis on more investment for agriculture and food production for strengthening food security as 41 per cent of countrys total area is exposed to climate change vulnerability, reports BSS. More investment in research, farm mechanisation and extension is needed by the public and private sector to keep the countrys food security unaffected under the ever changing impact of natural calamities, they said. The national seminar on Climate is changing ...Food and Agriculture must too was organised by the Agriculture Ministry and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations marking the World Food Day in the auditorium of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) in the capital. As countrys 41 per cent area is under climate change risk, excessive investment needs to be made to strengthen research, education and extension system along with livelihood diversification extending technology, credit and training support to rural farm and non-farm activities to maintain food security, said M A Sattar Mandal, former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University, in the keynote paper. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke at the seminar as the chief guest while Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhruy, Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam spoke as the special guests.