Bangladesh has accomplished independence in fish and meat generation.
Fisheries and domesticated animals serve Narayon Chandra Chanda said this at a public interview held at the Secretariat on Sunday.
"Following 46 years of our autonomy, the nation is currently independent in fish and meat generation," said the pastor.
The pastor said that the fish part is contributing 3.61 for every penny in nation's aggregate gross household generation (GDP) and 24.41 for every penny in nation's horticultural GDP.
As indicated by a report from the fisheries service, nation's fish generation (4.1 million metric tons) has very much outperformed the objective (4 million MT) in 2016-17. A sum of 84,000 MT angle generation was expanded in the year.
As per Preliminary Report on Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016 of Bangladesh Statistic Bureau, by and large per capita angle utilization is 62.58 gram day by day, which is surplus than the day by day necessity.
"As indicated by per capita person's request, Bangladesh has turned out to be independent," said the clergyman.
In 2016, as indicated by a report of United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bangladesh positioned fourth in gathering fish from inland water bodies and the fifth biggest maker in angle creation, said Chanda.
Furthermore, in 2016-17 financial, the meat generation was 71.54 lakh MT as against the objective of 71.35 lakh MT. Presently one is getting 121.74 gram meat day by day, which is more than the necessity, included the priest.
While reacting to an inquiry concerning meat value, he said that the activity will be taken by 15 March to bring down the costs.