Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday said pesticides widely used in crop production are emerging as a serious threat to Bangladesh's fisheries and livestock sectors."It is urgently needed to integrate pesticide-related concerns into fisheries and livestock policies," she said.
She was speaking as chief guest at a policy dialogue titled "Basic Policies of Fisheries and Livestock Sector: Implementation Challenges and Transitions" at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka.
Agroecology Coalition Bangladesh, PKSF, Welt Hunger Hilfe, Wave Foundation, and FIVDB jointly organized the event to bring together senior government officials, NGO representatives, and farmers.
The adviser stressed that natural water bodies ...