Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities

The agriculture sector has been critically important in reducing poverty in Bangladesh, and further progress in agriculture will remain important as Bangladesh’s economy continues to evolve. Declining agricultural productivity growth poses substant...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE RICE PRODUCTION FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION PRICE VOLATILITY MODERNIZATION VALUE CHAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT SERVICES MAIZE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/475301590995321523/Bangladesh-Promoting-Agri-Food-Sector-Transformation-in-Bangladesh-Policy-and-Investment-Priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33832

id	okr-10986-33832
recordtype	oai_dc
spelling	okr-10986-338322021-05-25T09:54:28Z Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities World Bank AGRICULTURE RICE PRODUCTION FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION PRICE VOLATILITY MODERNIZATION VALUE CHAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT SERVICES MAIZE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY The agriculture sector has been critically important in reducing poverty in Bangladesh, and further progress in agriculture will remain important as Bangladesh’s economy continues to evolve. Declining agricultural productivity growth poses substantial risk to the development of the rural economy. There are substantial market opportunities for productive diversification and increased value addition for the agri-food sector in Bangladesh. The agri-food ecosystem analysis carried out for this study identifies critical constraints to the diversification and modernization of the agri-food sector. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis has hit Bangladesh’s economy and its agri-food sector hard and lasting impacts can be expected on the sector. The overall aim of this report is to identify policy and public investment opportunities for increasing agricultural diversification and creating an enabling business environment for private sector investment along the agri-food supply chain using the maximizing finance for development (MFD) framework. The report is intended to provide guidance to the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to implement and operationalize the strategic priorities of agricultural diversification and commercialization, as outlined in national agricultural policy 2018, to improve farms’ incomes, create rural jobs, and attain nutrition security in the country. The report is also intended to inform the World Bank’s strategies and dialogue for agriculture and rural development in Bangladesh and sharpen priorities for future engagement on agri-food sector modernization initiatives. 2020-06-01T19:44:40Z 2020-06-01T19:44:40Z 2020-05-27 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/475301590995321523/Bangladesh-Promoting-Agri-Food-Sector-Transformation-in-Bangladesh-Policy-and-Investment-Priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33832 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study South Asia Bangladesh
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Foreign Institution
institution	Digital Repositories
building	World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection	World Bank
language	English
topic	AGRICULTURE RICE PRODUCTION FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION PRICE VOLATILITY MODERNIZATION VALUE CHAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT SERVICES MAIZE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURE RICE PRODUCTION FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION PRICE VOLATILITY MODERNIZATION VALUE CHAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT SERVICES MAIZE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY World Bank Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
geographic_facet	South Asia Bangladesh
description	The agriculture sector has been critically important in reducing poverty in Bangladesh, and further progress in agriculture will remain important as Bangladesh’s economy continues to evolve. Declining agricultural productivity growth poses substantial risk to the development of the rural economy. There are substantial market opportunities for productive diversification and increased value addition for the agri-food sector in Bangladesh. The agri-food ecosystem analysis carried out for this study identifies critical constraints to the diversification and modernization of the agri-food sector. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis has hit Bangladesh’s economy and its agri-food sector hard and lasting impacts can be expected on the sector. The overall aim of this report is to identify policy and public investment opportunities for increasing agricultural diversification and creating an enabling business environment for private sector investment along the agri-food supply chain using the maximizing finance for development (MFD) framework. The report is intended to provide guidance to the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to implement and operationalize the strategic priorities of agricultural diversification and commercialization, as outlined in national agricultural policy 2018, to improve farms’ incomes, create rural jobs, and attain nutrition security in the country. The report is also intended to inform the World Bank’s strategies and dialogue for agriculture and rural development in Bangladesh and sharpen priorities for future engagement on agri-food sector modernization initiatives.
format	Report
author	World Bank
author_facet	World Bank
author_sort	World Bank
title	Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
title_short	Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
title_full	Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
title_fullStr	Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
title_full_unstemmed	Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities
title_sort	promoting agri-food sector transformation in bangladesh : policy and investment priorities
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/475301590995321523/Bangladesh-Promoting-Agri-Food-Sector-Transformation-in-Bangladesh-Policy-and-Investment-Priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33832
_version_	1764479615524405248

Promoting Agri-Food Sector Transformation in Bangladesh : Policy and Investment Priorities

Similar Items