Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh

Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is booming. In a decade of global economic gloom, the country has seen poverty fall by one-third and economic growth of almost 6 percent, per year, with the agriculture sector leading the charge in reducing poverty.

A recent joint study by the World Bank and Bangladesh Planning Commission, outlines exactly how agriculture can benefit poor people and lead to sustainable development in the country. The research, “Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh: Sustaining Poverty Reduction”, published last month, reveals a number of important findings:

The analysis provides important insights into the structural transformation underway in Bangladesh, occurring mostly within the rural space, from the farm sector to the rural non-farm sector. The fortunes of the rural...