Bangladesh third largest food importer in world
Bangladesh imported 100 million tonnes of food products from the world market in 2021 to become the third largest importing country globally, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Wheat, edible oil and milk powder still account for the largest share of the country’s food import expenditure, according to the FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2023 released recently.
In 2021, Bangladesh produced around 93.3 million tonnes of agricultural products, it said.
Bangladesh has ranked among the top 10 countries that produce 22 agricultural products, including rice, lentils, potatoes, onions, tea, as well as different types of fruits, according to FAO.
Citing high prices of import-dependent food products in Bangladesh, FAO says per capita consumption of nutritious foods such as cooking oil, meat and milk is the lowest.
“People of these countries eat less than most of the countries in the world.
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