Impact of food-price rise: 40 lakh people pushed below poverty line: WB
Bangladesh could increase rice productivity from 30 to 60 per cent by using hybrid seeds, improvement of crop management and proper utilisation of fertilizer for attaining food security. "Open Market Sale (OMS) of rice, social safety net programmes and 100 day Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) are some of the effective measures taken by the government to ensure food security for the vulnerable people," said Xian Zhu, Country Director of the World Bank yesterday. He said at a workshop on 'Impacts of Food Crisis in Bangladesh' organised by the World Bank at its office in the city.