UNB, Dhaka

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday strongly suggested a switch from the rampant chemical-dependent farming to ensure sustainable agriculture through innovative alternatives at the soonest, as reports say chemicals may percolate into the food chain.
While praising farmers for reaping bumper harvests by tackling successive natural disasters, he stated that there is no alternative to boosting food production domestically for food security.
In this context, the head of caretaker government apprised World Food Day function that nearly 13 lakh metric tonnes of food-grains have now been stocked in government silos, which is an eight- year record. [Read more]