Agricultural extension in Bangladesh is key for improving agricultural productivity, food security, and recent IFPRI research in Bangladesh even shows that agriculture extension holds promise for leveraging nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Nevertheless, research shows that its capacity remains limited in this South Asian country.
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM), and IFPRI's Suresh Babu joined hands to assess the setbacks and propose strategies for strengthening and reforming the agricultural extension system in Bangladesh. Their research gleans insights from a literature review and is enriched by focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and case studies with farmers, agriculture extension officials, and senior government officials on-the-ground. Their findings were recently published in a book chapter in Status, Challenges, and Policy Options in South Asia.
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PC: United Nations