Agriculture in Bangladesh : A Note on Food Security by Enhancing Productivity

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-02-15T18:07:16Z
dc.date2013-02-15T18:07:16Z
dc.date2009-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:34:49Z
dc.descriptionAwami League's Election Manifesto 2008 appropriately recognizes the importance of ensuring food security for all in Bangladesh. Food Security requires increasing agricultural growth which in turn is a key factor in reducing poverty in the country. Food security also requires increasing agricultural production and protecting consumers. Sustained production increases, in turn, require technology-driven increases in the productivity of crops (rice in particular), fisheries and livestock. This is possible through interventions that improve: (i) agricultural research and extension systems to generate and disseminate high yielding varieties and location-specific solutions to production constraints; (ii) timely access to quality production inputs, especially seeds and fertilizer; (iii) coverage, targeting, and administration of production subsidies (especially fertilizer) in order to make them efficient and fiscally sustainable; and (iv) irrigation and drainage. Increasing the incomes of small and marginal farmers requires promotion of commercial agriculture and agri-business opportunities through: (a) value chain development and value-addition to selected agricultural commodities; (b) improvements in market infrastructure; (c) supporting the development of farmer groups and producer organizations and link them with value chains and markets; and (d) facilitating private sector investment in agri-business development, demand-driven research and extension systems, and rural finance through public-private partnerships. Food safety nets are needed to protect poor and vulnerable consumers but their coverage, targeting, and administration need to be improved. All these interventions will require a right blend of public policies, resources, and participation of public and private sector, and increased technical and administrative capacity of the institutions responsible for agriculture extension, research, food procurement, water management, and safety net management.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/16238791/agriculture-bangladesh-note-food-security-enhancing-productivity
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12366
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12366
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406575
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.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUT MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NEEDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRONOMIC PRACTICES
dc.subjectANIMAL PROTEIN
dc.subjectAPPLICATION OF FERTILIZER
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY GROUPS
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPPING INTENSITY
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDAIRY INDUSTRY
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFALLOW LANDS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ECONOMY
dc.subjectFARM IRRIGATION
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER GROUPS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHERIES SUBSECTOR
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectHIGH YIELDING RICE VARIETIES
dc.subjectHIGH YIELDING VARIETIES
dc.subjectHORTICULTURE
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYBRID SEED
dc.subjectIFAD
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectJUTE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMARGINAL FARMERS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMILK POWDER
dc.subjectNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOILSEEDS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTATO
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCER GROUPS
dc.subjectPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRICE RESEARCH
dc.subjectRICE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectRICE YIELDS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectRURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEED POLICY
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSUGARCANE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWATER USE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleAgriculture in Bangladesh : A Note on Food Security by Enhancing Productivity

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