Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh

As recommended by the Agricultural Commission of 1960, the East Pakistan Agricultural Development Corporation was established in 1963. Later known as the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), this public parastatal was responsible for procuring and distributing agricultural inputs...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Raisuddin, Haggblade, Steven
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156152
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description As recommended by the Agricultural Commission of 1960, the East Pakistan Agricultural Development Corporation was established in 1963. Later known as the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), this public parastatal was responsible for procuring and distributing agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, agricultural equipment, and pesticides (Ahmed 1978a). BADC soon developed an elaborate national organization for delivering goods and services to farmers, establishing a virtual monopoly over fertilizer and agricultural equipment markets while conforming to government pricing and related policies. The corporation has since been replaced by liberalized and deregulated input markets. This chapter chronicles the process of liberalization, examines its impact, and draws lessons from the change.
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spelling CGSpace1561522025-04-08T18:33:29Z Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh Ahmed, Raisuddin Haggblade, Steven famine food crops food policies agricultural policies poverty trade food industry As recommended by the Agricultural Commission of 1960, the East Pakistan Agricultural Development Corporation was established in 1963. Later known as the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), this public parastatal was responsible for procuring and distributing agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, agricultural equipment, and pesticides (Ahmed 1978a). BADC soon developed an elaborate national organization for delivering goods and services to farmers, establishing a virtual monopoly over fertilizer and agricultural equipment markets while conforming to government pricing and related policies. The corporation has since been replaced by liberalized and deregulated input markets. This chapter chronicles the process of liberalization, examines its impact, and draws lessons from the change. 2000 2024-10-24T12:43:20Z 2024-10-24T12:43:20Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156152 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ahmed, Raisuddin and Haggblade, Steven. 2000. Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh. In Out of the shadow of famine: evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh. Ahmed, Raisuddin; Haggblade, Steven; Chowdhury, Tawfiq-e-Elahi (Eds.). Chapter 3. Pp. 49-72. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156152
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food crops
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agricultural policies
poverty
trade
food industry
Ahmed, Raisuddin
Haggblade, Steven
Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
title Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
title_full Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
title_short Liberalization of agricultural input markets in Bangladesh
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topic famine
food crops
food policies
agricultural policies
poverty
trade
food industry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156152
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