Bangadesh: 73.5pc people in Bangladesh unable to afford healthy food, UN

DHAKA, 16 July 2022, (TON): according to a joint report “a total of 73.5 per cent of people are unable to afford healthy food in Bangladesh as one needs to spend $3.064 for getting required nutrition per day.”

Among the eight Southern Asian countries, the report found Bangladesh the third most vulnerable country in terms of taking nutritious foods.

The global report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ was jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

It was published on July 7 for repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable.

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