The opportunities and constraints prevailing in the agricultural sector of Bangladesh are as follows:

Opportunities:

• Agricultural sector is the single largest contributor to GDP.
• Crop production system is highly labour intensive and there is an abundance of labour in the country.
• Agriculture is the largest source of employment for skilled and unskilled labour.
• Favorable natural environment generally exists throughout the year for crop production.
• Wide range of bio-diversity exists for different crops.
• Different crops and agricultural commodities are the main sources of nutrition including protein, minerals and vitamins.
• Agricultural commodities have comparatively higher value addition than non-agricultural commodities.

Constraints:

• Agriculture is dependent on the vagaries of nature and is risky.
• Availability of cultivable land is decreasing.
• Widespread poverty among the population engaged in agriculture.
• Lack of required capital for agricultural activities.
• Inadequacy of appropriate technology considering farmers soci-economic conditions.
• Uncertainty of fair price of agricultural commodities due to underdeveloped marketing system.
• Agricultural commodities are rapidly perishable and post harvest losses are too high.
• Limited knowledge of common people about the nutritional value of agricultural commodities including vegetables and fruits.

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