Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneCountry’s earnings from agricultural products witness over eight-fold rise in 12 yearsBangladesh’s export earnings from its agricultural products hit the one billion dollar mark for the first time in 2020-21, registering a nearly 20% increase from the previous fiscal’s figure amidst a protracted Covid-19 pandemic. In sharp contrast, export earnings amounted to only $122 million in 2008-09. Agriproducts’ contribution to total national export earnings has more than trebled over the past 12 years from just 0.78% in 2008-09 to 2.87% in 2020-21, according to statistics from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). Year on year, the export volume shows a nearly 20% increase from $862 million in 2019-20 to $1,028 million in the last fiscal. Exporters of vegetables, fruits and other perishable agriproducts strongly believe that Bangladesh can earn much more than $1 billion from agriproduct exports.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 19, 2021 14:26 UTC