Country Paper Presentation of Bangladesh for the Seminar on Agriculture Information Service for BRI countries organized by Hubei Vocational College of Biotechnology, Wuhan, China

1. স্বাগতম
Welcome
Country Paper Presentation
Md. Abu Sayem
Deputy Director (LR)
Department of Agricultural Extension
Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh
sayemdae@yahoo.com
Seminar on Agricultural Information Service Management for
BRI Counties
Organized by: Hubei Vocational College of Biotechnology, Wuhan, China
Date: 25th October 2022

2. Bangladesh
(孟加拉國)
Mèngjiālā guó
• Independent state in 1971
• Southern Asia
(20º 34' & 26º 38' North Latitude and 88º 01' & 92º 41' East Longitude)
• The Bay of Bengal to the south, Myanmar to the east,
and India to the east, north, and west.
• Capital: Dhaka
• 8 divisions, 64 districts, 492 sub-districts and 4554 union
• Bengali and English
• 1 BDT (Taka)=101 USD

3. Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
Greatest Bengali of All Time
Sheikh Hasina
Hon’ble Prime Minister
(Executive Head of the State)
Md. Abdul Hamid
Hon’ble President
(Head of the State)
Official Name: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh

4. The Birth Centenary of
Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman,
2020
The Golden Jubulee of Independence 2021

5. The delta of the Ganges, Bramaputra and
Meghna
Main River:
The Padma, the Jamuna & the Meghna

6. • The Padma Multipurpose
Bridge (Our pride)
• A Friendship of China-
Bangladesh

7. Cultural Heritage
• POHELA BOISAK
• 1st Day of Bengali New Year

8. The largest
mangrove forest in
the world, the
Sundarbans, is
situated in the
south-western part
of the country
• World Heritage

9. • MANGROVE IN SUNDARBANS

10. The world’s longest unbroken natural sea beach lies on Cox’s
Bazaar. Other beaches in Bangladesh include Kuakata, which
is famous for its sight of both sunrise and sunset. And the
beautiful coral island of Saint Martin’s is a very popular tourist
destination here in Bangladesh

11. Sylhet, with its green carpet of tea on small hillocks and
natural reserved forests, is an excellent natural beauty

12. Population
169 Million
(8th largest, 2.11%)
1140/𝐊𝐦𝟐
Literacy rate
75.20%
Per-capita
income
USD 2,824
in 2021-22
(+300% in one
decade)
GDP
USD 463 B
(41st largest economy)
7.25% (2021-22)
Area-147,570 sq. km
Sub-tropical with Six Seasons
(Winter, Summer, Rainy, Autumn, Late Autumn & Spring)
(The worst vulnerable to climate change)
Life expectancy
72.8 years
Bangladesh: An overview

13. • 3rd Largest exporter in the world
• Export to 150 countries
• Highest green garments in the world

14. Vision 2021, ECOSOC’s recommended LDC graduation on 21 November 2021
Formally LDC graduation by 2026
Vision 2031, Upper middle-income status
Vision 2041, High income status
Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100
Vision…
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15. 10.8
31.32
38.69
1972 2009 2020
Rice (M MT)
0.11
0.85
1.25
1972 2009 2020
Wheat (M MT)
0.3
0.73
5.4
1972 2009 2020
Maize (M MT)
0.85
5.27
10.92
1972 2009 2020
Potato (M MT)
• Contribution of Agriculture
to GDP- 11.63%
(% decreases but
contribution +6 times)
• 50% employed in
agriculture
• Labour forces in
agriculture 40.6%
• Last 50 years total
production increases 5-
time, arable land
decreases and population
increases 2.5 times
Overview of
Agriculture
Rice production >3.75-fold Wheat production >12-fold
Maize production >18 times Potato production >12 times

16. 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Tea, Goat no.
& goat meat
& Tilapia fish
Production
Rice, Vegetables,
Onion and Open
Water Body Fish
Production
Jute, Jack
Fruit & Goat
milk
Production
Hilsa Fish
Production
and Jute
export
Global Position

17. 5th
6th
7th
8th
Guava
Production
Mango
Production
Potato
Production
Cultured Fish
Production
Agricultural Production
Global Position

18. Self sufficiency!

19. 169
million
124.89
million
49.55
million
182.92
million
41% +

20. 1939
‘Gramer Kotha’
First agricultural radio
programme
1973
Desh Amar Mati Amar’
First agricultural
radio programme of
Bangladesh
Mid
1980s
Amar Desh’
TV program for
farmer ‘
2004
Hridoya Mati O Manush
First private channel
launched
agricultural program
Dhaka Station of
Akashbani Bangladesh Betar BTV Channel I

21. 2005
infolady
A helpline facilitated
by a trained woman
2006
GPCIC
Grameenphone
Community
Information Centers
2008
Krishi Jigyasha
Krishi Jigyasha 7676
(Helpline)
2009
AICC
Agriculture
Information and
Communication Centre
(AICC), first
community-based info
center
D.Net Grameenphone Banglalink AIS

22. 2010
Bulk SMS
To disseminate
urgent agricultural
bulletin
2011
Community Radio
First Community
Radio: Radio Padma
99.2FM
2012
Krishi Call Center
Krishi Call Centre
(16123), first
government owned
agricultural helpline
2014a
Banglar Krishi
A TV program
telecast for farmers
every day in the
morning
AIS, Blink & UNDP CCD Bangladesh AIS with dev partner AIS & BTV

23. 2014b
FRS
Online Fertilizer
Recommendation
Software (FRS)
2015a
Mobile Apps
First Govt. Mobile
Apps-Floating Bed
Veg Cultivation
2015b
National Web portal
Containing 25,043
sites of government
bodies in various tiers
2015c
KIOSK
A screen touch
repository of
agricultural
information, audio
and video content etc.
SRDI with Catalyst DAE with ICT Div. A2i and ICT Division AIS

24. 2015d
GEOBIS
Crop model-based
stress alert
2017
GEOPOTATO
Late Blight Alert
for Potato
2018a
Krishi Batayon
Farmers data base
and Info repository
(Agriculture window)
2018b
Krishok Bandhu Seba
Phone
Farmers’ Friend
Service Phone-3331
Lalteer with WUR AIS with WUR DAE, A2i DAE, A2i
2020
Food for nation
First Online Open
Agri Market
(https://foodfornati
on.gov.bd/)
Ekshop & Startup
Bangladesh

25. Website
Mobile Apps
Call centers
Online marketplace
Multimedia content
Social media
Farm related program (Radio/TV/Community Radio)
Community based farmers’ information center
Decision support tools
Vibrant ICT endeavors to get Agriculture Advisory
Services in Bangladesh
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26. National Web Portal
+25,000 Govt. website
+2.20 M contents
+43,739 Offices
Web address Web address
www.dae.gov.bd www.ais.gov.bd
www.khishi.gov.bd www.btri.gov.bd
www.bamis.gov.bd www.bartan.gov.bd
www.nimd.gov.bd www.bwmri.gov.bd
www.barc.gov.bd www.bmda.gov.bd
www.badc.gov.bd www.cdb.gov.bd
www.bari.gov.bd www.bmd.gov.bd
www.brri.gov.bd www.rda.gov.bd
www.sca.gov.bd www.bard.gov.bd
www.dam.gov.bd www.krishibangla.com
www.srdi.gov.bd www.ekrishok.gov.bd
www.bjri.gov.bd www.agrobangla.com
www.bina.gov.bd www.bsri.gov.bd
Major Agriculture Related Website

27. Mobile Based
Solution
• Mobile Apps
• Call center or help line
• E-Sech Seba
• M-banking

29. Call center or
helpline
Name of the services Who is implementing?
Krishi Call Centre-16123 AIS
Krshishok Bandu Seba Phone -
3331
DAE
Banglalink Krishi Jigyasha-7676 Banglalink
GP Krishi Seba-27676 Grameen Phone
Robi Krishibarta-27676 Robi
Missed Call Based
Customer Care
BIID in collaboration with
input companies
Mobile Based Solution

30. In the Pandemic
situation, last
year 2021,
0.387M cattle
sold out in
online platform

31. First Online Open Agri Market Place
Food For Nation
https://foodfornation.gov.bd/
More than 11,000 entrepreneur connected

33. Enhance
export-import

34. Sl. No. Name of service Who is implementing? What type of service provided?
1 AisTube AIS Video
2 EcoAgtube Access Agriculture Dubbing Video
3 e-Book AIS Software based
4 KIOSK AIS, DAE Repository hub
5 Woman to woman RDA Video
Multimedia Content
AisTube

35. Sl. No. Name of service Who is implementing? What type of service provided?
1 Facebook All the govt. organizations, agril. Personnel/
Group/other organizations
Activities update
2 Messenger Personal/group initiative Text/picture/video
3 YouTube TV Channel, Personal initiative Video documentary
4 WhatsApp Personal/Group initiative Text/picture/video
Social Media

36. Sl. No. Name of service Who is implementing? What type of service provided?
1 TV program BTV/BTV world, Private channel Video material
2 TV news -do- -do-
3 Radio Bangladesh Betar
(14 station)
Audio material
4 Private Radio Radio Furti Audio material
5 Community Radio 18 community radios Audio material
Farm programs and news (Radio/Television)

38. Community Based Information Center

39. Sl. No. Name of service Who is implementing? What type of service provided?
1 Fertilizer Recommendation
Software (FRS)
SRDI with help of Catalyst Online fertilizer recommendation
2 GEOBIS Lal Teer Seed Ltd., Alterra Wageningen UR,
NEO B.V.
Crop model based stress alert
3 GEOPOTATO WUR, AIS, mPower, ICCO, BCAS, NSO Late Blight Alert for Potato
4 Rice Doctor IRRI Rice cultivation
5 Rice Crop Manager
Bangladesh
IRRI Rice cultivation
6 Digital Krishi Calendar DAE Cropping pattern based detailed cultivation
information
Decision Support Tools

41. Sl. No. Name of service Who is implementing? What type of service provided?
1 Farm magazine (Krishikotha,
Krishi Biplob, Krishibarta, Krishi Kagoj
etc.)
AIS, private organizations Both print and online version
2 Agricultural news, features and
technologies
National and local dailies Both print and online version
3 News portal Agrilife24.com/Agri news etc. Latest news, technology, success story
online version
4 Krishi Batighor DAE Both print and online version
Of Agricultural training material, books etc.
Farm Journalism & Library

42. e-Krishi Vision 2025
Extension Manual 2016
National ICT Policy 2018
National Agriculture Policy 2018
National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020
Eighth Five Year Plan (2021-2025)
Service Innovation Fund
Annual Performance Agreement (APA)
Policy intervention…
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43. Strength…
• 16.2 M digital profile
• 10.9 M
Smart Agricultural Cards

44. Strength…
Agriculture Mechanization
• Ploughing-95%
• Irrigation-95%
• Weed control-65%
• Pesticide application-80%
• Threshing-70%
Subsidy 50-70%

45. Challenge…
4IR

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