PM proposes FAO to establish International Seed Bank
13 March 2022, 08:55 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 10:37 am
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday proposed the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to set up an International Seed Bank.
"Establish an International Seed Bank, which may have the potential to support evading food crisis at any natural disasters over the centuries," she said.
The prime minister made the appeal as FAO Director General (DG) Qu Dongyu called on her at the latter's official Ganabhaban residence here.
She also stressed the need for considering the experience of the Netherlands as an example to do so.
She told Dongyu to form a consolidated fund for taking projects on digitization and innovation, where Bangladesh will remain ready to contribute.
At the meeting, the FAO director general invited the prime minister to participate in the World Food Forum to be held from October 3-7, this year in Rome, Italy as a plenary speaker, a release of PM's Press Wing said.
He also reiterated his commitment to provide ceaseless support of his organisation in the development endeavors of Bangladesh's agriculture sector.
He reassured the prime minister of continuing the existing cooperation with a more robust, innovative, and digital approach.
