Dr. Mohammad Monirul Hasan : Media Coverage

WFD 2021 International Webinar by FAO where I was the moderator of the webinar.

Webinars to ensure sustainable food system

The Daily Star kalerkantho | newspapers71 | prothombarta.news | padakkhepnews – October 28, 2021

A webinar was organized in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit under the Ministry of Food. The webinar was organized on 26 October for the purpose of integrated discussion and the intention and commitment to work together to ensure a sustainable food system. The main objective of the webinar was to present the views and opinions of people at all levels to promote food as a powerful tool for SDGs. The webinar was presided over by the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food, Md. Mojibur Rahman and Md. Shahiduzzaman Farooqui, Director General (Additional Secretary), Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food was present as Vice-President. Mia Seppo, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, and Robert Simpson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh were also present among others at the webinar. Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, the Chair of the Scientific Committee of the UNFSS and Professor of the University of Bonn in Germany made the keynote presentation, while Dr. Mohammad Monirul Hasan, Market and Trade Policy Advisor of the FAO Bangladesh moderated the webinar.

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World Food Day 2021 Press Briefing on 15 October 2021 was moderated by me:

Country not yet self-sufficient in rice production, admits minister

TV: Jamuna TV Ekattor TV

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Friday admitted the country is yet to become self-sufficient in rice production, despite a record yield of the staple food in fiscal 2020-21. The minister was addressing a press briefing at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) here marking the celebration of World Food Day 2021. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized the function. Bangladesh is observing World Food day on 16 October with the rest of the world, with the theme, 'Our actions are our future- Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.' FAO Bangladesh Representative Robert D Simpson spoke as the Guest of Honor at the event. Senior officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and heads of agencies were present at this time. Robert D Simpson, FAO representative in Bangladesh, said about World Food Day, `We are putting unnecessary and unsustainable pressure on our shared planet. We need to respect our environment when we produce food and make sure that everybody has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.' Dr. Mohammad Monirul Hasan, Market and Trade Policy Advisor of FAO moderated the session.

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UN Food System Summit 2021 Media Workshop Bangladesh on 23 September 2021, Where I was the keynote presenter and the workshop moderator. The news was well covered by the mainstream media.

PM to present country pathway documents on Sept 23: Minister

On September 23 at the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to present the National Pathway Documents of Bangladesh, which was prepared focusing on nutrition and food safety issues. The United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have convened the summit to set different levels of the food system transformation to achieve the SDGs. This was disclosed at a 'Media Sensitization Workshop on Participation of Bangladesh in the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), 2021' held at the Tathya Bhaban in Dhaka. Food Ministry organized the workshop while its Secretary Dr Nazmanara Khanum chaired the event. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Mokbul Hossain, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO Bangladesh) Country Representative Robert D Simpson, FAO Adviser Dr Monirul Hasan, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Country Director Dr Rudaba Khondker, Food Ministry's Additional Secretary Khaja Abdul Hannan and Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) Director General Shahiduzzaman Faruki also spoke at the event.

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UN Food System Summit National Dialogues where I was the moderator of all the consultations process:

Bangladesh is preparing for the UN Food System Summit 2021 to be held in October 2021 in NY, USA. In the last couple of weeks, as a Core Working Group Member, we have organized several sub-national dialogues for UNFSS, where I had the opportunity to be the moderator of those dialogues. This time for the National Dialogue, I had the opportunity to become the Moderator/ Host of the event, where the Honorable Food Minister was the Chief Guest and the Honorable Secretary of Food Ministry was the Chairperson of the event. High officials from government ministries, development partners, UN agencies, Civil Society, Academia, and INGOs were present on the occasion. FAO and GAIN are providing technical support to the dialogue process in Bangladesh. Media Coverage Link

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The State-owned Television channel BTV invited me to their daily News updates "News every day" for discussing the Food Reserve issues which have come to the daily newspaper and the electronic media after the webinar session with the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).

I was captured at 33:28 min of the discussion.

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FAO and the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) organized a webinar on the "Food Reserve and Trade During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh" on 5 October 2020 which was live on social media. the recording of the webinar is here. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=668866987342781

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National Daily Newspapers reported on my seminar at the Press Institute of Bangladesh on the "Food Reserve and Trade During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh". The news is as follows:

Bangladesh has an adequate reserve of food grain: FAO

Synopsis: Bangladesh has adequate reserves of rice, wheat, potatoes, pulses, and maize to meet domestic demands. With the current stock, Bangladesh has the capacity to meet the domestic demand for rice up to mid-December this year. With the current reserve, the domestic demands of wheat, potato, edible oil, pulses, and maize can be met up to January 21, April 7, November 21, February 7, and April 30 of next year respectively. Speakers came up with the remarks at a webinar on ‘food reserve and trade during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh’ in Dhaka on Monday (05 October). Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) arranged the webinar with financial and technical assistance from Food and Agriculture Organization Bangladesh (FAO). It was the 4th webinar of the 5-webinar series on the different aspects of food and nutrition security issues. Dr. Mohammad Monirul Hasan, Market and Trade Policy Advisor, Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH), FAO, delivered a presentation on the domestic and international food reserves at the webinar.

Link:News Today Dhaka Tribune Ittefaq Jugantor Inqilab Bhorer Kagoj Bangladesh Post Our Time Banglanews24.com Dhakatribune.com Kalerkantho.com Janakantha.com Inqilab.com Manobzamin.com Bangladeshpost.net Daily-bangladesh.com The Financial Express

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Meeting the Under-nutrition Challenges (MUCH) project documentary: (I was interviewed in this documentary)

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ZEF News research article:Flood in Bangladesh: How households cope with its impact on their food and nutrition (in)security (Authors: Mohammad Monirul Hasan and AHM Saiful Islam). separate link:

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ZEF Alumni Newsletter for the presentation Link

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Center for Development Research (ZEF): Food Hygiene Education: WATSAN-Agriculture. (Video documentary)

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Deutsche Welle (DW): Meat consumption can cause obesity for men than women. 30-12-2012

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Deutsche News24: দিল্লি বাসে ধর্ষণ ও বাংলাদেশ নিয়ে কিছু প্রাসঙ্গিক ভাবনা 10-01-2013

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Invited paper presenter and interview at the Social Protection Symposium in Bonn 2016 [ see my speech starting at 0.24 sec]

Invited paper presenter and interview at the Social Protection Symposium in Bonn 2016 [ see my speech starting at 2.23 sec]

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Invited special guest at the Building Construction Technology (BCT) Wood Materials, Interior and Exterior, and Lighting Expo 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Invited special guest at the 3-day International Garment Textile Machinery Accessories & Technology (GTMAT) Sourcing Expo 2017 and International Yarn & Fabrics Sourcing Expo 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh. link: link

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Bangladesh has an adequate reserve of food grain: FAO