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Country Investment Plan - A road map towards investment in agriculture, food security and nutrition.

Country/Territory
Bangladesh
Document type
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government of Bangladesh.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Agricultural development Sustainable development Sustainable use Poverty Governance Aquaculture Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food security Nutrition Public health Research Capacity building Potable water Milk/dairy products Fertilizers/nutrients Animal production Cattle Poultry Irrigation Water supply
Geographical area
Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Country Investment Plan (Plan) is a roadmap towards investment in agriculture, food security and nutrition in Bangladesh. It is a five-year comprehensive plan with national coverage that aims to ensure sustainable food security which entered into force in 2011. The Plan provides a coherent set of 12 priority investment programmes to improve food security and nutrition in an integrated way divided into three components: 1) food availability, 2) food access, and 3) food utilization. The Plan will seek to plan and invest resources in a coordinated way, addressing the three dimensions of food security through an integrated approach; to increase convergence of domestic and external sources of funding in support of agriculture, food security and nutrition; to mobilize additional resources from the national budget and from external partners, and to monitor commitments, pledges, expenses and remaining gaps; and to monitor and evaluate investments in food security and prescribe remedial measures to activities that requires strengthening

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