The agriculture sector, which is the largest industry in Bangladesh in terms of share of employment, will play a crucial role in the post-pandemic recovery of our economy. The Boro rice crop in particular, for which about 60% of the total cultivated land area of our country is allocated, is of strategic importance; especially since the harvest season of this crop coincided with the pandemic crisis in our country. Therefore, a deep dive into the impact of the COVID-19 situation on the agriculture sector is a much-needed assessment to understand the extent to which Bangladesh has been affected by the pandemic. With this in mind, the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University conducted a rapid survey with 2,834-farm households – the findings of which were presented in a webinar on Monday, 6 July.
The agriculture sector, which is the largest industry in Bangladesh in terms of share of employment, will play a crucial role in the post-pandemic recovery of our economy. The Boro rice crop in particular, for which about 60% of the total cultivated land area of our country is allocated, is of strategic importance; especially since the harvest season of this crop coincided with the pandemic crisis in our country. Therefore, a deep dive into the impact of the COVID-19 situation on the agriculture sector is a much-needed assessment to understand the extent to which Bangladesh has been affected by the pandemic. With this in mind, the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University conducted a rapid survey with 2,834-farm households – the findings of which were presented in a webinar on Monday, 6 July.
