Japan donates 27,465 T wheat to Bangladesh World Food Programme (WFP)

?The government of Japan has donated 27,465 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh to help stiffen relief infrastructure in a nation vulnerable to natural disasters, the Japanese embassy said on Monday.

“The food assistance will be provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist 300,000 ultra-poor people of the country to reduce disaster risk through building community infrastructure,” it said.

The consignment was handed to the food and disaster management ministry.

“We hope this Japanese contribution will help to improve household- and community-based infrastructure, minimising the negative impact of natural hazards”, the statement said.

The government of Japan has been one of the key donors to WFP-supported programmes in Bangladesh, giving approximately $20 million since 2007.
Donors support a
number of targete food-based programmes in Bangladesh that are widely
credited with providing poor people access to food and improving their food
security. However, inefficiency in the food distribution system may be hindering
the realization of the full benefits of these programmes. The International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted a comprehensive study of the
efficiency of food distribution in food aid-supported programmes in Bangladesh.
The capacity and efficiency of the food distribution system was assessed from
entry ports to targeted beneficiaries. The study identified problems in the
whole food distribution system, determined the level of losses, leakages,

and other lapses at various