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Poverty Alleviation Through Agriculture and Rural Development in Bangladesh

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This paper was prepared as part of CPD's ongoing agricultural policy research and advocacy activities with IRRI under the PETRRA project. It provides an overview of the progress made so far in agricultural, rural development and poverty reduction. It discusses the role of agriculture in poverty reduction in Bangladesh. It documents major challenges in further reduction of poverty in Bangladesh and opportunities for addressing the challenges.

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  • Mahabub Hossain, 2004. "Poverty Alleviation Through Agriculture and Rural Development in Bangladesh," CPD Working Paper 39, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
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    Keywords

    Poverty; Poverty alleviation; Agriculture; Rural Development; Bangladesh;
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    JEL classification:

    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water

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