Bangladesh: Agri transformation is urgent in southern Bangladesh: experts

DHAKA, 04 August 2022, (TON): Experts said at a workshop “to assess the challenges and investment priorities of the government and development partners, agricultural transformation in southern Bangladesh is considered extremely important.”

Focusing on agriculture transformation as a huge priority, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations with the Ministry of Agriculture organized a consultation workshop on "Investment for Agricultural Transformation in Bangladesh" in Barishal with participation of officials from extension.

The release added “the southern region of Bangladesh accounts for about a third of the country's landmass and is home to more than 35 million people.”

About half of the southern zone is open to the sea. It also has a distinct water management system and cropping patterns than the rest of Bangladesh.

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