The New Nation - Internet Edition

It is gratifying to learn through the Press that the United States Agency for International Development(USAID) will provide 90,000 metric tons of food aid to Bangladesh in this year. As reported,one third of the food aid will be used to assist cyclone Sidr affected people while the rest will be distributed among the poorest of the poor who live in the most food insecure and vulnerable areas of the country. I think the USAID food aid should also be utilized for meeting up the demand for food of the people of other parts of the country as the country is currently passing through a little food crisis.

It is sincerely expected that very soon we will be able to overcome the existing food crisis which has been created mainly due to natural calamities. Hopefully our tested friends and development partners like the USAID will continue to support our efforts to overcome food as well as economic crisis through extending technical and financial assistances.

Professor M Zahidul Haque

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Dhaka.