Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Marking the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and five decades of Bangladesh-FAO collaboration, a milestone event was held in Dhaka on Sunday.

This year, FAO celebrates eighty years of global commitment to ending hunger and transforming agrifood systems, while also observing fifty years of its enduring partnership with the Government of Bangladesh to build a sustainable, inclusive and resilient food future.

To commemorate the twin occasions, the FAO Representation in Bangladesh organised a daylong programme titled "FAO@80 and Bangladesh: A shared legacy of agricultural transformation for five decades"."

Bringing together officials from the government, FAO, diplomatic ...