From the field to a fair price

Advice, market prices and policy.

• Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)কৃষি সম্প্রসারণ অধিদপ্তর (DAE)

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  The country's largest public extension service; Upazila agriculture office details.

  dae.gov.bd

• Krishoker Janalaকৃষকের জানালা

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  Identify crop problems by picture.

  infokosh.gov.bd

• Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM)কৃষি বিপণন অধিদপ্তর (DAM)

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  Monitors market prices and sets reasonable producer-to-retail prices.

  dam.gov.bd

• Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)ট্রেডিং কর্পোরেশন অব বাংলাদেশ (TCB)

  Link to confirm

  Daily Dhaka retail prices — compare them with what you are paid at the farm gate.

  tcb.gov.bd

• Ministry of Agricultureকৃষি মন্ত্রণালয়

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  Policy, projects and subsidy announcements.

  moa.gov.bd

• Department of Livestock Servicesপ্রাণিসম্পদ অধিদপ্তর

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  Livestock and poultry health and advice.

  dls.gov.bd

• Department of Fisheriesমৎস্য অধিদপ্তর

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  Fish farming and pond management.

  fisheries.gov.bd

New varieties, technology and practice.

• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)বাংলাদেশ কৃষি গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (BARI)

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  Improved varieties of vegetables, pulses, oilseeds and fruit.

  bari.gov.bd

• Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)বাংলাদেশ ধান গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (BRRI)

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  Rice varieties and cultivation practice.

  brri.gov.bd

• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)বাংলাদেশ কৃষি গবেষণা কাউন্সিল (BARC)

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  Agricultural technology and advisory portal.

  barc.gov.bd

Where to get quality seed, who certifies it, and where to get an import permit.

• Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC)বাংলাদেশ কৃষি উন্নয়ন কর্পোরেশন (BADC)

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  The country's largest seed producer and supplier; also irrigation.

  badc.gov.bd

• Seed Certification Agency (SCA)বীজ প্রত্যয়ন এজেন্সি (SCA)

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  Tests and certifies seed quality — also where to report fake seed.

  sca.portal.gov.bd

• Plant Quarantine Wing (DAE)উদ্ভিদ সংগনিরোধ উইং (DAE)

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  Apply online for a seed import permit (IP); Seed Wing approval from the Ministry of Agriculture is needed first.

  pqw.dae.gov.bd

• Bangladesh Seed Association (BSA)বাংলাদেশ সিড অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (BSA)

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  Association of seed growers, dealers and merchants; aims to make quality seed affordable.

  bsabd.org

• BRAC Seed and Agro Enterpriseব্র্যাক সিড অ্যান্ড এগ্রো এন্টারপ্রাইজ

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  Rice, maize, vegetable and potato seed.

  brac.net

• ACI Agribusinessএসিআই (ACI) এগ্রিবিজনেস

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  Seed, fertiliser and farm inputs.

  aci-bd.com

• Lal Teer Seed Limitedলাল তীর সিড লিমিটেড

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  Locally bred hybrid vegetable and field-crop seed.

• Supreme Seed Companyসুপ্রিম সিড কোম্পানি

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  Hybrid rice and vegetable seed.

Seed associations and suppliers in the countries Bangladesh imports seed from.

• Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)এশিয়া অ্যান্ড প্যাসিফিক সিড অ্যালায়েন্স (APSA)Asia-Pacific

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  Directory of seed associations and companies across the region, plus each country's import rules.

  apsaseed.org

• Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII)ফেডারেশন অব সিড ইন্ডাস্ট্রি অব ইন্ডিয়া (FSII)India

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  India's leading seed company federation. India is a major source of imported maize and jute seed.

  web.apsaseed.org

• National Seeds Corporation (India)ন্যাশনাল সিডস কর্পোরেশন (ভারত)India

  Link to confirm

  Government of India's seed corporation.

  indiaseeds.com

• China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA)চায়না ন্যাশনাল সিড ট্রেড অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (CNSTA)China

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  China's seed trade body — a starting point for hybrid rice and vegetable seed suppliers.

  web.apsaseed.org

• Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA)থাই সিড ট্রেড অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (THASTA)Thailand

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  Thailand's seed association; a source of hybrid maize and vegetable seed.

  web.apsaseed.org

• Indonesia Seed Association (ASBENINDO)ইন্দোনেশিয়া সিড অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (ASBENINDO)Indonesia

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  Indonesia's seed company association.

  web.apsaseed.org

• International Seed Federation (ISF)ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সিড ফেডারেশন (ISF)Global

  Link to confirm

  Global seed trade rules and member companies.

  worldseed.org

• Access to Seeds Index — Bangladeshঅ্যাক্সেস টু সিডস ইনডেক্স — বাংলাদেশGlobal

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  Which local and international seed companies work in Bangladesh, and how they score.

  accesstoseeds.org

• East-West Seedইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট সিডNetherlands/Thailand

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  Vegetable seed for smallholders; operates in Bangladesh.

  eastwestseed.com

Forecasts and agro-weather advisories.

• Bangladesh Agro-Meteorological Information System (BAMIS)বাংলাদেশ কৃষি-আবহাওয়া তথ্য ব্যবস্থা (BAMIS)

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  Crop-specific weather advisories.

  bamis.gov.bd

• Bangladesh Meteorological Departmentবাংলাদেশ আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তর

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  Daily forecasts, cyclone and flood warnings.

  bmd.gov.bd

Alternatives to Dadon credit.

• Bangladesh Krishi Bankবাংলাদেশ কৃষি ব্যাংক

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  Farm loans — a state alternative to the Dadon trap.

  krishibank.org.bd

Creators who bring farmers' and rural people's stories to social media.

• Shykh Serajশাইখ সিরাজ

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  Creator of 'Hridoye Mati O Manush'; the pioneer of farm journalism in Bangladesh for decades.

  YouTubeWikipedia

• Bismillah Agroবিসমিল্লাহ এগ্রো

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  Farming and agriculture YouTube channel with more than 1.2 million subscribers.

  YouTube

• Chitto Media (Jewel Rana)চিত্ত মিডিয়া (জুয়েল রানা)

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  A farmer's son from Jhenaidah who left law to create content on farming, nature, plants and village life. Over 3.5 million Facebook followers.

  FacebookInstagram

• Mohsin-ul Hakimমোহসীন-উল হাকিম

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  Sundarbans journalist and author; reports on the lives of fishers, forest workers and coastal people.

  YouTubeFacebookX

• Umme Kulsum Popiউম্মে কুলসুম পপি

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  Young entrepreneur from Lalmonirhat, known as the country's first female agri-influencer; over 2.4 million Facebook followers.

  News profile

Finance, inputs and direct market access.

• iFarmer

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  Finance, inputs and selling to buyers; works across 42 districts.

  ifarmer.asiaFacebookX

• WeGro

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  Connects financiers with smallholder farmers.

  wegro.global

• Fashol.com

  Link to confirm

  Wholesale produce marketplace for retailers.

  fashol.com

• Krishi Shwapnoকৃষি স্বপ্ন

  Link to confirm

  Data, training and direct market access for smallholders.

• Agroshift

  Link to confirm

  Agri supply-chain startup.

Free tools and knowledge.

• Plantix crop doctorPlantix (ফসলের ডাক্তার অ্যাপ)

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  Identifies 500+ threats across 50 major crops from a photo; free for farmers.

  plantix.net

• PlantVillage

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  Crop disease library.

  plantvillage.psu.edu

• FAO BangladeshFAO বাংলাদেশ

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  UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Bangladesh.

  fao.org

• FAO AgriTech Observatory

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  Global directory of digital solutions for farmers.

  agritechobservatory.review.fao.org

• International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)IRRI (আন্তর্জাতিক ধান গবেষণা)

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  Rice research and varieties.

  irri.org

• CIMMYT (wheat & maize)CIMMYT (গম ও ভুট্টা)

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  Wheat and maize research.

  cimmyt.org

• World Vegetable Center

  Link to confirm

  Vegetable varieties and practice.

  worldveg.org

• CGIAR

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  Global agricultural research network.

  cgiar.org

• IFAD

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  International funding for smallholder farmers.

  ifad.org

• Digital Green

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  Farmer-to-farmer video learning.

  digitalgreen.org