Thematic Teams
Thematic Teams are specialized inter-ministerial bodies led by each Directorate of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit. They are thus organized according to the three dimensions of food security (availability, access and utilization), plus one team that facilitates information exchange between FPMU and data providers.
The composition of the Thematic Teams is as follows:
Thematic Team A: Food Availability
- Research Director, Food Availability, FPMU
- Representative of Ministry of Agriculture
- Representative of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Representative of Ministry of Food,
- Representative of Ministry of Water Resources
- Representative of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, Ministry of Industry
- FPMU Officers of Food Availability Directorate
Thematic Team B: Food Access
- Research Director, Food Access, FPMU
- Representative of Rural Development Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
- Representative of Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
- Representative of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- Representative of Ministry of Social Welfare
- FPMU Officers of Food Access Directorate
Thematic Team C: Food Utilization
- Research Director, Food Utilization, FPMU
- Representative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Representative of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
- Representative of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
- Representative of Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
- FPMU Officers of Food Utilization Directorate
Thematic Team D: Data Exchange
- Research Director, Management, Information and Communication, FPMU
- Representative of Ministry of Food
- Representative of IMED, Ministry of Planning
- Representative of Finance Division, Ministry of Finance
- Representative of Directorate General of Food, Ministry of Food
- Representative of Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture
- Representative of Department of Agriculture Marketing, Ministry of Agriculture
- Representative of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning
- FPMU Officers of Management, Information and Communication Directorate