Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 2. Main Report

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-07-03T22:13:37Z
dc.date2013-07-03T22:13:37Z
dc.date2004-10-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:17:42Z
dc.descriptionThe major constraints to RNF growth, according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,' include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and (5) transportation to markets. Bangladesh's vulnerability to frequent floods and other natural disasters severely hampers operations of more than a third of rural firms. The next most important constraint to RNF growth is the lack of access to electricity, which is available to only 19 percent of rural households (as compared to 31 percent of all households). Third, Bangladesh ranks quite high in terms of road density; however - because of poor construction of roads and bridges, lack of maintenance of roads and waterways, lack of integration of different modes of transportation due to inefficiencies at the container port and in the rail system - road conditions and transportation to markets are reported to be severe problems by 36 and 18 percent of rural firms, respectively. In addition, inadequate access to investment finance and t o working capital disproportionately affects small and medium-sized firms(the "missing middles"). The lack of access to telecommunications adversely affects the start up, growth, and performance of the micro small and medium sized (MSM) firms. As most of the constraints impeding RNF growth relate to the provision of public goods and services, and to macroeconomic and trade policies, the government has a critical role in removing these constraints. Actual actions to remove these constraints have lagged significantly because of the country's lack of: (1) an institutional mechanism to mainstream RNF issues into rural development; and (2) a decentralized local government structure capable of ensuring the efficient delivery of services to rural entrepreneurs. To unleash the growth potential of the RNF sector and create a pro-poor virtuous circle of rural growth, Bangladesh will need to implement the two-pronged strategy of (1) maintaining an enabling rural investment climate, and (2) ensuring an institutional set-up for the efficient delivery of services.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5542113/bangladesh-promoting-rural-non-farm-sector-bangladesh-vol-2-2-main-report
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14380
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14380
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416801
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCULTIVABLE LAND
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectEAST
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC LIFE
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC TRENDS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectSAHARA
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titlePromoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 2. Main Report

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