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Agriculture is the largest employment sector in Bangladesh, making up 14.2 percent of Bangladesh's GDP in 2017 and employing about 42.7 percent of the workforce. [1] As of the financial year 2022 to 2023, the agricultural sector contributed to more than 12% of GDP. [ 2 ]
In agriculture, postharvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground , or separated from its parent plant , it begins to deteriorate.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Economy of Bangladesh Motijheel C/A, the downtown of Dhaka Currency Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳) Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June Trade organizations SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8 Country group Developing/Emerging Lower-middle ...
Congestion at a market in Abidjan A typical market in Africa. Efforts to develop agricultural marketing have, particularly in developing countries, intended to concentrate on a number of areas, specifically infrastructure development; information provision; training of farmers and traders in marketing and post-harvest issues; and support to the development of an appropriate policy environment.
Paddy field in rural Bangladesh. Rice production in Bangladesh plays a critical role in the nation's economy, affecting various sectors and socioeconomic factors. As the primary crop and staple food, rice is central to agricultural production, employment, and nutritional needs. It is a major contributor to Bangladesh’s national income.
Post-harvest losses occur between harvest and the moment of human consumption. They include on-farm losses, such as when grain is threshed , winnowed , and dried. Other on-farm losses include inadequate harvesting time, climatic conditions, practices applied at harvest and handling, and challenges in marketing produce.
4. Expansion of advanced agricultural technology, 5. Expansion of social development activities including health, education, family planning, women's education, 6. Creating an organized village society with the help of people from all levels of the village, 7. Employment for landless laborers in non-agricultural sector, 8.
The economy of Dhaka is the largest in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, contributing $213.3 billion in nominal gross state product and $740 billion in purchasing power parity terms as of 2022. The economy of Dhaka contributes 40% of Bangladesh's gross domestic product.