Bangladesh Bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the country should prepare itself for a strong food reserve after the boro crop harvest to face any future adversities like floods. He advised the senior bankers at a meeting to lend money to emerging sectors such as ship-building and improve their services to clientele. The country's food grains stock was 7.15 lakh tonnes in January, according to the monthly economic indicator of the central bank. Bangladesh Bank in October-March period sold 472 million US dollar in open market for supporting imports of essential commodities, petroleum products and scrap vessels.