Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on May 8, 2022 urged agricultural scientists to innovate climate tolerant crop varieties for ensuring food security across the globe. She also laid emphasis on food preservation, reduction of post-harvest loss and nutrition security for the same purpose. The Hon’ble Prime Minister said these when a four-member Canadian delegation called on her at her official residence Ganobhaban. The Canadian delegation came in Dhaka upon the invitation by BARC.  The four-member delegation was led by Stephen Visscher, CBE, director for Strategic Partnership and chief operating officer, Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS), University of Saskatchewan. The other members of the delegation were Dr Balajit Singh, vice-president (Research) of University of Saskatchewan, Dr Andrew Sharpe, Bangabandhu research chair in Food Security, GIFS, University of Saskatchewan, Canada and Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Lilly Nicholls.