, Sept. 10 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has underscored the importance of valuing food producers-farmers, peasants, and fishermen-who preserve and sustain culinary heritage. "Food should not remain only a matter of corporate interest. It must also uplift the status of those who produce it and celebrate the culture that continuously evolves around it," she said.

The Environment Adviser made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the event titled "Uniting Asia Through Food, Tourism, Trade and Culture," organised as part of the Taste Asia Festival Roadshow, held on Tuesday evening at a hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka.

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