Ambassador Moriarty Inaugurates Cyclone Reconstruction Program in Barisal

April 25, 2009

Ambassador Moriarty tours Sidr-affected rice farms

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, James F. Moriarty, and Bangladesh Minister of Agriculture, Begum Matia Chowdhury, inaugurated a U.S. Government-funded Sidr reconstruction project on April 25th in Barisal.

The Improved Livelihood for Sidr- Affected Rice Farmers project marks the beginning of an $80 million U.S. Government reconstruction effort in response to Cyclone Sidr. This $4.77 million program will help restore agricultural production in the Sidr-affected rice producing districts of Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Department of Agricultural Extension is collaborating with the U.S. Government to implement the project.

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