US delivers 92,380 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh
The US government has delivered 92,380 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its 'Title-2' food aid programme.
The shipment, which arrived at Chittagong port between September 22 and 28, is the first installment for the initial year of the Programmme, which aims to deliver food grains worth $210 million over five years, said a press release yesterday.
The food will be used to generate funds to create income opportunities, promote health, hygiene and nutrition, and empower women. It will also help to promote disaster management systems, educate communities to adapt to climate change issues and build infrastructure for under developed communities.
USAID works with the government of Bangladesh to improve the way of living of approximately nine million extremely poor and malnourished people, it said.
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