AgribusinessThe government was going to introduce traceability for a range of food items to find out at which stage between farm and retail prices rise, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said at a CPD dialogue in Dhaka on 30 July 2026.
Bangladesh has quadrupled rice output, but SOFI 2026 shows millions cannot afford a healthy diet, and the writer argues food security must now be measured on the plate.
CropsOn 22 July 2026 the cabinet committee on government purchase approved buying 1 crore 60 lakh hessian jute sacks, at a cost of Tk 111 crore 6 lakh 400, to store and bag grain in the 2026 domestic Boro procurement drive.
VegetablesContinuous rain in July 2026 pushed green chillies above Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka's retail markets, and to Tk 280 in some; traders said waterlogged fields had cut supply.
CropsQuality fruit and food are produced in Bangladesh, but weak promotion, low consumer awareness and a gap between farmers and scientists hold the sector back, S M Nazer Hossain of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh told a round table on 27 June 2026.
To realise the potential of Bangladesh's fruit processing industry, international standards and destination-specific compliance must be ensured, not just production, a BSTI official said.
AgribusinessIn a Jagonews24 column of 4 January 2026, former Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Abdul Bayes reviewed Professor Mohammad Mozahidul Islam's book, which argues that millions in Bangladesh go hungry not for lack of resources but because of the nature of the state.
Winter has started the kumra bori season in Narail, where village women make the sun-dried dumplings for home and for sale.
Producing good, safe food cannot be left to farmers alone; it needs government, researchers, private enterprise and consumers to work together.
Two agriculture specialists argue that a growing population, shrinking farmland and graduation from LDC status make a long-term plan for sustainable agriculture urgent.
Safe food is a precondition for national development and can be ensured only through joint efforts of government, producers and consumers, the writers argue.
