Promoting Agrifood Sector Transformation in Bangladesh

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dc.creatorAhmed, Mansur
dc.creatorSaint-Geours, Jean
dc.creatorGitau, Ciliaka
dc.date2021-04-08T14:45:55Z
dc.date2021-04-08T14:45:55Z
dc.date2021-04-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:37:24Z
dc.descriptionAgriculture plays a central role in Bangladesh’s economy, especially in rural areas, and further progress in agriculture will remain important as Bangladesh’s economy continues to evolve. Bangladesh has made significant agricultural policy reforms since the 1980s, which has largely contributed to achieving self-sufficiency in rice production. However, these policies are now creating headwinds, constraining the emergence of a more diversified production system. With rapid urbanization and income growth, dietary patterns are changing in Bangladesh and new market opportunities are emerging for diverse, safe, and nutritious foods. Thus, additional productive diversification in agriculture and modernization along the agri-food value chain are needed in order to allow the sector to seize the emerging domestic market opportunities. Promoting greater diversification and modernization of the agri-food sector in Bangladesh will require repurposing the country’s agricultural support along with increasing private investment, both along the agri-food value chain and in support services to that chain. The agri-food ecosystem analysis in the report has identified critical constraints to the diversification and modernization of the agri-food sector. The major productivity constraints include land fragmentation and informality in the land rental markets; limited access to quality seeds for nonpaddy crops; limited knowledge of and adoption of good agricultural practices, reflected in unbalanced use and overuse of inputs; and limited use of farmer aggregation models, which constrains the delivery of extension services, access to financing, and linking with markets. Other key constraints, which are preventing off-farm value addition and commercialization in the sector, include the limited number of formal off-takers; inadequate and costly marketing infrastructure and logistic services; inadequate upholding of appropriate food safety practices and product quality standards; and a poorly designed export subsidy policy. These constraints are exacerbated by other cross-sectoral issues, such as access to finance, and the overall challenges of the investment climate and competitiveness.
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dc.identifierhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/570221617954402412/promoting-agrifood-sector-transformation-in-bangladesh-policy-and-investment-priorities
dc.identifier978-1-4648-1697-0
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35398
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1697-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407599
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRIFOOD INDUSTRY
dc.subjectRURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK FEED
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectPOTATO SECTOR
dc.subjectMANGO EXPORTS
dc.titlePromoting Agrifood Sector Transformation in Bangladesh
dc.titlePolicy and Investment Priorities
dc.typeBook
dc.typeLivre
dc.typeLibro

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