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Japan will aid US$9.1 million Bangladesh under World Food Programme to provide food assistance to the ultra-poor living in areas to floods, riverbank erosion, coastal cyclones and tidal surges.

The United Nations World Food Prgoramme (WFP) yesterday welcomed the Japanese contribution of US $9.1 million.

The United States wants a G8 summit this week to commit $15 billion over several years for agricultural development in poor countries to fight food insecurity, according to a draft declaration seen by Reuters.

The declaration said Washington was ready to mobilize $3-4 billion and wanted other partners to match that commitment to reach the $15 billion target.

European Union (EU) and World Food Programme (WFP) would give assistance of 24.7 million Euro and 14 million Euro respectively for progress of Agriculture sector in Pakistan.

Japan has contributed Tk 61 crore of food assistance to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh.

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Masayuki Inoue yesterday handed over of 7,260 metric tons of rice to John Aylieff, WFP Representative in Bangladesh, says a press release.

JAIPUR: A pilot project on Food for Human Development (FFHD), sponsored by the U.N. World Food Programme, has benefited hundreds of villagers in the tribal-dominated Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts in southern Rajasthan by way of distribution of 958 metric tonnes of food grain through service delivery centres.

At least 568 students of different primary schools in Laxmichhari upazila under Khagrachhari district fell sick after having biscuits distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday.

Of the victims, 140 are still hospitalised -- 85 at Manikchhari upazila health complex while 55 at Laxmichhari health complex. About 40 of them are in critical condition, local officials said.

The objective of this study is to validate the World Food Programme

One year on, cyclone Nargis is still taking a toll on its Burmese victims

IF A few small gold earrings escaped the cyclone the villagers pawn them, otherwise they pawn their clothes. They complain that moneylenders advance only a fraction of the item

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Minfa) Tuesday released the findings of the baseline survey on the National Programme for Food Security and Productivity Enhancement of Small Farmers, known as Crop Maximisation Project phase-II (CMP-II).

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Minfa) Tuesday released the findings of the baseline survey on the National Programme for Food Security and Productivity Enhancement of Small Farmers, known as Crop Maximisation Project phase-II (CMP-II).

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