This paper examines the agricultural productivity?farm size relationship in the context of Bangladesh. Features of Bangladesh's agriculture help overcome several limitations in testing the inverse farm size?productivity relationship in other developing country settings. A stochastic production...

The current level of per capita production of rice in Bangladesh can be sustained only through increased yields of modern rice varieties.The recent growth of foodgrain (primarily rice) production in Bangladesh has outpaced population growth largely because of the spread of green revolution...

Introduction -- The dynamic rural economy -- Agricultural growth and its drivers -- The evolving structure of agriculture -- Growth of the non-farm sector and its drivers -- Connecting farmers to markets : trading in high-value products -- Prospects for food and nutrition security -- Priority...

This Rural Income Diagnostic (RID) aims to answer the question: "What are the main opportunities and constraints to faster, sustained income growth for poor and vulnerable households in rural Bangladesh" This analysis is motivated by recent evidence highlighting the centrality of rural areas for...