• Contribution of agriculture to the GDP decreased from 30 percent in 1990s to 22 percent recently. Crop (more particularly, rice) contributes
13 percent, followed by fisheries at 5 percent;
• The GDP grew at 5.38 % in 2005 while agriculture grew at 3.29 %. The GDP per capita was US$470 in 2005;
• Incidence of poverty is higher in rural than in urban areas;
• Small holders primarily dominate farming system, totalling 12 million farm holdings (80% ranging from 0.05 to 2.5 acres);
• Fragmented and decreasing farm size, from 0.81 during 1980s to 0.61 ha recently;
• Machine power mostly used in land preparation, Rice–Wheat thresher, Rice milling, winnower, maize sheller, potato digger and grader.
• Irrigation is mainly dependent on the power-operated pumps & covers more than  50% of the cultivated land;
• Less attractive output price & high capital cost of machinery;
• Policy of open market and privatisation makes local manufacturing of the machinery much more costlier than the imported one.
• Fragmented approach to mechanization and lack of coordination within and between government and private sector in R & D.
• The R & D of Poultry, fisheries and livestock sector is absent and mostly imported machines are used.
• There are about 2000 small to medium size Agri-machinery manufacturing entrepreneurs in the country

2. Constraints to machinery adoption

• Lack of trained man power
• Inadequate technical know how of manufacturers to fabricate machineries
• Inadequate linkage among researchers, manufacturers and extension personnel
• Lack of awareness among the farmers to use machineries
• Very limited fund available for machinery research
• High price of raw materials
• Poor sale service system
• Absence of product standards and quality certification

3. Demand of Machines

• Machines for harvesting rice and wheat 
• Machines for transplanting rice seedlings 
• Low cost and effective drying system for grains and other farm produces 
• Rubber-roll hullers of small capacity suitable for small-scale rice mills and itinerant rice hulling vendors to replace the inefficient steel hulling machines. 

4. Upcoming Events

At Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Farmgate, Dhaka 1215 Project launched in the Department of Agriculture Extension of the Government of Bangladesh with an objective to extension of agricultural machinery throughout the country. The title of the project is “Increase production and employment generation in the rural areas through the Extension and Adoption of Agricultural Engineering Technology”. The project will be ended in 2010.

5. Agricultural Universities

1.Name   : Bangladesh Agricultural University
Head  : Vice-chancellor
Address  : Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 91 54333
Fax  : 880 91 55810 and 52780
E-mail  : imsbau@royalten.net
Web  : http://www.bau-mymensingh.org/

2.Name   : Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
Head  : Vice-chancellor
Address  : Salna, Gazipur 1703, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9205336
Fax  : 880 2 9205333
E-mail  : bsmrau@sdnbd.org
Web  : http://www.bsmrau.org/

3.Name   : Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Head  : Vice-chancellor
Address  : Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9111610
Fax  : 880 2 9112649
E-mail  : vcsau@dhaka.net
Web  : Not available (N.A.)

4.Name   : Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Head  : Vice-chancellor
Address  : Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 531 61322
Fax  : 880 531 61311
E-mail  : vchstu@dhaka.net
Web  : http://www.hstu.info/

5.Name   : Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Head  : Vice-chancellor
Address  : Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 441 64555
Fax  : 880 441 64554
E-mail  : pstu@bttb.net.bd
Web  : N.A.

6. Agricultural Institutes

6.1 Research Institutes

1.Name  : Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
Head  : Executive Chairman
Address  : Farm Gate, New Airport Road, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 8112660
Fax  : 880 2 8113032
E-mail  : barc@bdmail.net
Web  : http://www.barc.gov.bd/

2.Name  : Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9252715
Fax  : 880 2 9262713
E-mail  : baridss@bttb.net.bd
Web  : http://www.bari.gov.bd/

3.Name  : Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9252736
Fax  : 880 2 9262734
E-mail  : dabrri@bdonline.com
Web  : http://www.brri.gov.bd/

4.Name  : Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Manik Mia Avenue, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9110868
Fax  : 880 2 9118415
E-mail  : bjri@bdmail.net
Web  : http://www.bjri.gov.bd/

5.Name  : Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Ishwardi, Pabna, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 7326 63628
Fax  : 880 7326 63888
E-mail  : bsri@bdonline.com
Web  : http://www.bsri.gov.bd/

6.Name  : Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)
Head  : Director General
Address  : P.O. Box 4, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 91 54047
Fax  : 880 91 54091
E-mail  : bdbina11@bttb.net.bd
Web  : http://www.bina.gov.bd/

7.Name  : Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Maskanda, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 91 54874
Fax  : 880 91 55259
E-mail  : dgbfri@@bdonline.com
Web  : N.A.

8.Name  : Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 7708325
Fax  : 880 2 7708325
E-mail  : dgblri@bangla.net
Web  : N.A.

9.Name  : Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)
Head  : Director
Address  : Sholoshahar, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 31 681577
Fax  : 880 31 681566
E-mail  : bfri@spnetctg.com
Web  : N.A.

10.Name  : Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI)
Head  : Director
Address  : Srimongal, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 8626 225
Fax  : N.A.
E-mail  : N.A.
Web  : N.A.

11.Name  : Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI)
Head  : Director
Address  : Krishi Khamar Sarak, Farm Gate, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9113363
Fax  : 880 2 9110844
E-mail  : srdi@bdcom.com
Web  : http://www.srdi.gov.bd/

6.2 Extension

Name  : Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)
Head  : Director General
Address  : Khamarbai, Farm Gate, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 8115267
Fax  : 880 2 9111502, 8111884
E-mail  : daecon@bangla.net
Web  : http://www.daebd.org/

6.3 Agriculture input supply

Name  : Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC)
Head  : Chairman
Address  : 49-51, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9564328
Fax  : 880 2 9564357
E-mail  : badccm@vinciit.net
Web  : http://www.badc.gov.bd/

6.4 Agricultural Machinery Manufacturer

Please also refer to http://www.agmachine.com/apcaem

Name  : Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association-Bangladesh
Head  : President
Address  : 29, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9559031
Fax  : 880 2 9557914
E-mail  : jmt@dhaka.net
Web  : N.A.

6.5 Others

Name  : Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA)
Head  : Chairman
Address  : City Heart Building (10th Floor), 67 Naya Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 9352410, 9348714
Fax  : 880 2 9352410, 9348714 ext. 105
E-mail  : BFA_urbora@dhakacom.com
Web  : http://www.bfafertilzer.org/

Name  : Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA)
Head  : Chairman
Address : C/o Shetu Corporation Ltd., House 91, Road 4, Block B, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 8811298, 8811255
Fax  : 880 2 8829262
E-mail  : N.A.
Web  : N.A.

Name : Dhaka City Fruit Import Export and Merchant Multiple Co-operative Society Ltd.
Head  : General Secretary
Address : 15/1 Ahsanullah Road, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
Telephone  : 880 2 7394272, 7390050
Fax  : 880 2 7394333
E-mail  : sathi@bdmail.net
Web  : N.A.

Name: Bangladesh Fruits Vegetables & Allied Products Exporters Association
Head: president
Address: 56-57, Sharif Mansion (6th Floor), Motijheel C/A
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Tel: (882) 9560506
Fax: (882) 7162674
Email: bfvapea@dhaka.net

7. UNAPCAEM Focal Point

8. Participants of APCAEM GC/TC Meeting

Items	Participants
2nd APCAEM GC/TC Meeting,2006,Republic of Korea	Dr. Kshirode Chandra Roy(CV)
1st APCAEM GC/TC Meeting,2005,India	N/A
3rd APCAEM GB/TAC Meeting,2004,Vietnam	Dr. Wais Kabir(CV)
2nd APCAEM GB/TAC Meeting, 2003,China	Dr. Kshirode Chandra Roy
1st APCAEM GB/TAC Meeting, 2002,China	Dr. Wais Kabir