Ruling out any possibilities of famine in the country during the current global crisis due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday said there will not any famine in the country if people would not stock more food, reports BSS.
“Bumper Aman crop along with enough fertilizer stock for IRRI-Boro farming, sufficient food stock and non-stop import jointly by the private and public sector…so, still no chance of happening famine in the country,” he said.
The minister said this while addressing a workshop on safe food at the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) training center In the capital. The food ministry arranged the function.
The Food Minister said that there is nothing to be worried on food crisis as the country has adequate food stock irrespective of its production, public-private sector stock and import.
“So there is no chance of happening famine in the country, otherwise people might be panicked regarding famine with making 3-4 times food stock in case of threat of famine,” Majumder told the function.
Talking about food export certification, the food minister said earlier foreign authorities used to issue certificate in exporting food items from Bangladesh, but now it will not require and Bangladesh will provide certificates for export of food as per the international standard.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
