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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022
Japan contributes $5 million to improve lives of displaced people from Myanmar living in Cox’s Bazar

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TBS Report
21 October, 2020, 06:10 pm
Last modified: 21 October, 2020, 06:12 pm

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Japan contributes $5 million to improve lives of displaced people from Myanmar living in Cox’s Bazar

Japan’s contribution will support WFP’s farmers’ market programme, in which refugees can purchase fresh foods produced by local farmers at the markets regularly, using a WFP assistance card

TBS Report
21 October, 2020, 06:10 pm
Last modified: 21 October, 2020, 06:12 pm
Japan’s contribution will support WFP’s farmers’ market programme, in which refugees can purchase fresh foods produced by local farmers at the markets regularly, using a WFP Assistance Card. Picture: Courtesy
Japan’s contribution will support WFP’s farmers’ market programme, in which refugees can purchase fresh foods produced by local farmers at the markets regularly, using a WFP Assistance Card. Picture: Courtesy

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a new contribution of $5 million from the Government of Japan towards its support to farmers in the host community and displaced people from Myanmar who are now living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Japan's contribution will support WFP's farmers' market programme, in which refugees can purchase fresh foods produced by local farmers at the markets regularly, using a WFP assistance card, said a press release on Wednesday.

Some 2,400 local farmers in Cox's Bazar district have been engaged to supply fresh vegetables that could serve the needs of 100,000 people. 

"I heartily express my congratulations to WFP on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for its significant contribution to the eradication of world hunger and poverty through food assistance," said the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki.

"Through this project, both farmers from the host community and displaced people will benefit. I sincerely wish that this project will be able to support the displaced people and host community in Cox's Bazar and contribute to the development of Bangladesh."

"The farmers' market model demonstrates the enormous economic opportunities the refugee response can provide to local populations," said WFP Deputy Country Director Alpha Bah.

"The market is mutually beneficial, too, providing income to local food producers and increasing dietary diversity among the refugee population. By building a symbiotic economic relationship, the model also contributes to a peaceful co-existence and social cohesion between those two groups."

Japan's contribution has been critical for WFP's refugee response since it was expanded in 2017, the press release added.

Its initial funding of $15 million helped WFP provide lifesaving assistance to the Rohingya families when they first arrived in Cox's Bazar. In 2019, Japan contributed a further $5 million to support the livelihood of smallholder farmers in Patuakhali and Cox's Bazar Districts and the expansion of WFP's e-voucher programme for the refugee population.

Each month, WFP provides food assistance to 860,000 displaced people from Myanmar and more than 500,000 vulnerable people in the host community.

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