We have to move full steam ahead with the major infrastructure development projects, such as those relating to ports, airports and highways, because development in the real sense of the word cannot be forged ahead with without the expansion of physical infrastructure which bridges the urban-rural divide, among other things. We welcome in particular efforts taken by the Government to qualitatively upgrade agricultural productivity through the initiation of major irrigation schemes, such as...

Even more shocking is the revelation that one in every five samples drawn from the market had adulteration levels of over 25 percent; over 25 percent of the samples had complex mixes of three or more varieties, which result in inconsistent cooking; and less than 15 percent of the samples were of pure traditional Basmati. Even more shocking is the revelation that one in every five samples drawn from the market had adulteration levels of over 25 percent; over 25 percent of the samples had...

She was teaching at Central Market Cooking School in spring 2003, and I had the opportunity to meet her and spend some time chatting with her about her culinary tours in both New York City and Japan, her role as a recipe and restaurant consultant, and her career as an author of cookbooks and numerous magazine and newspaper articles (www.hirokoskitchen.com) She was teaching at Central Market Cooking School in spring 2003, and I had the opportunity to meet her and spend some time chatting...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has issued a tender to import 100,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice by November to meet possible emergency post-monsoon demand, food officials said on Saturday. The country s annual wheat demand is 3.5 million tonnes and it covers the shortfall through government and private sector imports and foreign grants. The shipment should be within 30 days from the date of signing of the contract, they said. Editor-in-Chief: Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. The tender will close on Aug...

Along the frigid spine of the Andes, men and women in bare feet uproot tubers of multiple shapes and colors - yellow, red, blue, purple, violet, pink with yellow spots, yellow with pink spots; round, oblong, twisted, hooked at the end like walking canes or spiraled like spinning tops. Along the frigid spine of the Andes, men and women in bare feet uproot tubers of multiple shapes and colors - yellow, red, blue, purple, violet, pink with yellow spots, yellow with pink spots; round, oblong,...