US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat has praised the hardworking Bangladeshis who are helping the country meet its nutrition demands and alleviate poverty.
During a visit to Satkhira yesterday, the diplomat observed that fish production at hatcheries and milks from farms were meeting local demand while many more become self-employed through the endeavour.
She lauded the efforts, saying Bangladeshis were hardworking, who knew how to turn the wheel of fortune. She said the US had been providing Bangladesh with food security assistance.
Ambassador Bernicat visited several projects of Bangladesh Livestock Production for Improved Nutrition at Dhulihar and Kolaroa upazila and emphasised private sector’s partnership with USAID.
She visited farms and nutrition projects and listened to the stakeholders. USAID Mission Director Paul Sabatin, Office Director Forhad Ghaussy, Deputy Director Mark Tegenfeldt, agricultur development officer Dr Osagie C Aimiuwu, Ahsanuzzaman Khan, and Muhammad Nuruzzaman, among others, accompanied Bernicat.
