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A Fruitful Future for Bangladesh .

Agriculture and Food Security | Economic Growth and Trade | Food Security | Public Private Partnerships and Investment | Enabling Environment for Food Systems
Asia

Feed the Future Bangladesh Horticulture, Fruits, and Non-Food Crops Activity

Project Dates: July 2020 - July 2025
Healthy market systems in Bangladesh can help agribusinesses flourish while sowing the seeds for food security.

Many firms in Bangladesh have grown their businesses while helping smallholder farmers implement new technologies and better management practices, which has improved the quality of their produce. However, most agribusinesses lack the ability to effectively manage their businesses while increasing their engagements with farmers. Agribusinesses need to work more closely with farmer-clients, providing information that will increase farmers’ productivity, quality of production, and profitability to enhance Bangladesh’s food security.

USAID’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Horticulture, Fruits, and Non-Food Crops Activity helps agribusinesses work more closely with farmer-clients, providing information that boosts productivity and production of quality horticulture, fruits, and non-food crops that meet international standards. The activity strengthens the value chain, linking Bangladeshi smallholder commercial farmers with other actors and increasing the efficiency of the market system in meeting domestic and international demands. The result is a more competitive private sector, which increases farmers’ income.

By strengthening market systems in this way, the activity cultivates inclusive and sustainable economic growth while promoting food security in Bangladesh.

Project Goals


  • Increase productivity, profitability, and quality of horticulture, fruits, and non-food crops
  • Strengthen market systems to increase the quantity of safe produce meeting domestic and international market requirements
  • Strengthen relevant agricultural policies and regulations
  • Provide technical assistance, such as disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and other assistance to the government and other key stakeholders

Our Impact The Future of Bangladesh is Female

For women like Subarna, Esrat, Rojoni, Mecho, and thousands of others, life in Bangladesh is very different these days.

Many firms in Bangladesh have grown their businesses while helping smallholder farmers implement new technologies and better management practices, which has improved the quality of their produce. However, most agribusinesses lack the ability to effectively manage their businesses while increasing their engagements with farmers. Agribusinesses need to work more closely with farmer-clients, providing information that…

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Subarna Khatun sits cross-legged on the ground outside, in front of a group of other female artisans
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