MUCH project helps Bangladesh attract $14b investment

The Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project has greatly advanced food and nutrition security and helped Bangladesh to attract USD 14 billion of investment over the last eight years, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.

FAO Representative Robert D. Simpson remarked that it was now time to implement the nutrition policies and guidelines that the project had helped to develop. He also highlighted the importance of a food systems approach which is based on the interconnectedness of food production, processing, transport, and consumption — recognizing issues such as sustainability, waste, and the impact of nutrition on people’s health.

He said: “Now that Bangladesh has the policies and technical guidelines in place to improve people’s nutrition, the focus needs to shift to implementing these policies through a multi-ministry, food systems approach. We need to help the poorest eat better, ensure healthy options for a large and growing urban population, and be attentive to new challenges such as obesity and food waste, as the country grows wealthier.”