Guests discuss food safety and nutrition security at a Bangladesh NutriStar roadshow held in Daffodil International University campus in Dhaka on Monday, January 13, 2020 CourtesyTo attract more applications, more roadshow events will be conducted outside Dhaka in cities like Chittagong, Khulna, Rangpur, and Jessore, organizers saidBangladesh NutriStar: Nutrition Innovation Challenge launched its competition with a roadshow event at Daffodil International University campus in Dhaka on Monday. LightCastle Partners is the organizing partner of the competition while Daffodil International University was the academic partner of the Dhaka roadshow event. To attract more applications, more roadshow events will be conducted outside Dhaka in cities like Chittagong, Khulna, Rangpur, and Jessore, organizers said. The program also included a panel discussion on “Transforming Food Safety and Nutrition Security through business innovation” moderated by Bijon Islam, CEO of LightCastle Partners. 20 teams from food systems and agro space will be shortlisted from all the applications for incubation boot camp in February.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2020 17:48 UTC