Food Security in Bangladesh

Food Security in Bangladesh

Table of content

Preface - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i

Keynote Paper: Current Food Security and Challenges –

Achieving 2015 MDG Milepost

Usha Mishra and Sk. A. K. Motahar Hossain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Food Security in Bangladesh: Food Availability

M. M. Rahman and S. I. Khan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

Food Security and Access to Food: Present Status and Future Perspective

Md. Ruhul Amin, Naser Farid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

Food Security in Bangladesh: Utilization, Nutrition and Food Safety

Shah Mahfuzur Rahman, Asirul Hoque and Ruhul Amin Talukder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43

Setting a Standard Cereal Intake for Balanced Nutrition in Bangladesh

Harun K. M. Yusuf and Asadul Islam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51

Regional Food Security Experience: Lessons Learnt from India and Timor Leste

Bal P. Dash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61

Challenges in Addressing Hunger and Poverty in Bangladesh –

The Case for a Twin Track Approach

G. Anriquez, C. R. Lovendal, M. Noradanstad and K. Stamoulis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 81

Action Plans Agreed in the Workshop

? Availability - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97

? Access - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 98

? Utilization and Nutrition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 99

Regional Food Security Experience: Lessons Learnt from India and Timor Leste

PREFACE

The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management organized the first-ever National

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