Bangladesh eyes on farming in ME, Africa thru OIC: Momen
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DHAKA, Jan 20, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh has started actively considering various farming options in Middle East (ME) and African countries utilizing different bilateral and multilateral channels, especially the platform of OIC.
“Bangladesh through the platform of Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) can take some projects in African region for cultivating crops,” he said.
The foreign minister was speaking at a function marking a lecture on “Contract Farming and Job Opportunity for Bangladesh Abroad” organized by Bangabandhu Research Centre for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Bright prospect for contract farming abroad: FM
Staff Correspondent
20th January, 2021 10:54:35
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen speaks at a programme titled ‘Contract Farming and Job Opportunity Abroad for Bangladesh’ at Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Wednesday. SUN PHOTO
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the government has been searching for various farming options in the Middle East and African countries for long, utilising various bilateral and multilateral channels.
“Almost a decade has elapsed since the government of Bangladesh commenced initiatives for leasing agricultural land from African countries,” he said.
The minister was addressing a programme titled ‘Contract Farming and Job Opportunity Abroad for Bangladesh’ at Foreign Service Academy in the capital.