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Dhaka Urban Food System Atlas 2023

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Dhaka, Bangladesh ;

Pages 118 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-138288-2

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8175en

Synopsis (short abstract) The food system of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital area, is undergoing deep and rapid transformations. Such changes are associated with the process of accelerated urbanization and sustained economic growth experienced by Bangladesh. In supporting a sustainable food system transformation in urban areas, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is giving specific emphasis to the dynamics of the system’s foundations. This Dhaka food system atlas offers a perspective of the urban food system, encompassing production, processing, distribution, consumption habits, and disposal. The atlas specifically maps out various factors and actors of the urban food sector, including infrastructure such as markets. This atlas also shares some current trends, food system outcomes as well as perspectives as to possible future scenarios to 2041 for food consumption for the megacity. The Support for Modelling, Planning and Improving Dhaka’s Food System (DFS) project developed this atlas as data-driven insights to inform policies and interventions for improving food security, nutrition and a sustainable food system in the Dhaka metropolitan area.

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)

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FAO. 2023. Dhaka Urban Food System Atlas 2023. Dhaka.


https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8175en

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