The webinar on ‘Post Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Employment in Agro-based Industry’ was held on Saturday evening jointly organized by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and France Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCIFB), said a press release. He further said that a special program has been approved by the Prime Minister for developing the food processing sector that will increase the contribution of agriculture to economic growth, employment and export. Currently, the share of agriculture in GDP is around 13%, while its share in employment is close to 40% indicating a much lower agricultural productivity, he added. He said the pandemic has further aggravated the situation with the migration of urban jobless workers and the overseas returning workers to the rural areas. Whenever a crisis struck, as in the ongoing pandemic, we have returned to agriculture-for food and for livelihoods, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 31, 2020 15:00 UTC