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Introduction
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is one
of the key ministries of the Government
of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
It is housed on the 4th and 5th floors of
the rear building of Bangladesh Secretariat.
It comprises seven wings with responsibilities
of policy formulation, planning, monitoring
and administration. Eighteen agencies operate
under this ministry which are responsible
for implementation of different projects
and plans of MOA.
The MOA is led by a Minister and a State
Minister, who are supported by a Secretary,
two Additional Secretaries, seven Joint
Secretaries, a Joint Chief and a number
of Deputy Secretaries/Chiefs, Sr. Assistant
Secretaries/Chiefs and Assistant Secretaries/Chiefs
(ref. MOA Organogram).
Allocation of
Business
- Develop agricultural
policies, plans, regulations, acts, etc.
for sustainable agricultural development
and for food sufficiency;
- Provide support in developing
new agricultural technologies to boost
up agricultural production and coordinate
with local and international trade agencies
for marketing;
- Monitor implementation
of agricultural polices, plans, projects,
programmes and regulations;
- Monitor distribution
of agricultural inputs and subsidies and
marketing of the agricultural products
in local and international markets;
- Develop capacity of
the professionals and other team players
with the recent development in the agricultural
sector in the world;
- Provide administrative
and policy support to MOA agencies for
planning and implementation of the development
programmes/projects and coordinate with
donors and development partners for funding
and technical assistance;
MOA Wings
Administration and Input Wing
Aftab Hassan, Additional Secretary
Tel: 7167271 (Office), 8060046 (Res.), 01713-063151 (Mob.)
The Administration and Input Wing is responsible for personnel management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). It deals with financial management of revenue and development budgets of BADC and BMDA and human resources development of MOA and its agencies. It also deals with pesticide policy and certification including introduction of new fertilizer and monitoring fertilizer market in the country. This wing maintains Market Monitoring Information System (MMIS) that reports weeklyand monthly on the stocks and prices of various fertilizers.
This wing coordinates the functions of the Financial Management Unit (FMU) of the Financial Management and Reform Programme (FMRP), which deals with budget and expenditure of the development projects. These information are collected from the Projects, Planning Wing, Ministry of Finance, CGA etc. This type of information is compiled to provide a timely picture of financial progress of the ministry. This information is submitted to the Budget and Monitoring Committee and high officials of MOA. These reports reflect component wise physical progress of the projects, detail implementation status of the developments programmes, road map and fund disbursement to the projects and agencies.
Policy
Planning and Coordination Wing
M A Akmall Hossain Azad, Additional Secretary
(PPC)
Tel: 7169658 (Office), 7161006 (Res.), 01713-063152 (Mob.)
This wing deals with policy monitoring and
coordination with the donor and international
agencies. The wing comprises two sections-
(1) Foreign Assistance, and (2) Policy Planning.
The Foreign Assistance section organises
international seminars, symposia and coordination
meeting with donors and international organizations
and observance of international days like
World Food Day, International Rice Day,
etc. The Policy Planning section is responsible
for promoting and developing various policies,
treaties and MoUs. It is also responsible
for reporting on agricultural production
and marketing. To obtain this information,
the Policy and Coordination Wing works closely
with DAE, CDB, BADC, MMIS, BBS and many
other ministries such as, Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management,
Ministry of Forest and Environment, Ministry
of Land, Ministry of Commerce, Food Planning
and Monitoring Commission (FPMC) and donor
agencies. It deals with WTO, domestic and
international trade, and credit related
policy for agricultural products. It monitors
implementation of the agricultural acts
and policies and maintains data on food
import, stock and prices. It also deals
with food safety and nutrition-related matters.
Extension Wing
Md. Lutfur Rahman, Joint Secretary
Tel: 7169594 (Office), 9356896, 9116030 (Res.), 01712-237313 (Mob.)
The Extension Wing deals with administrative and personnel management (recruitment, posting, transfer, training, promotion, disciplinary action, leave, pension, etc. of the cadre and non-cadre officers and staff) of three agencies namely, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Information Services (AIS). This wing also deals with release of fund to the development projects of these agencies and monitoring market price of agricultural products (i.e., rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses, etc.), agricultural inputs (i.e., fertilizer, pesticides, etc.) and tree plantation all over the country. This wing prepares various reports for the Ministry of Finance, Planning Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Office of the Prime Minister and the Planning Wing of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Audit
Wing
Dr. Dil Afroz Haque, Join Secretary
Tel: 7166087 (Office), 8159609 (Res.), 01819-504690 (Mob.)
The Audit Wing is responsible for monitoring
audit objections raised from the Controller
General of Audit (CGA). It organizes tripartite
meetings with Ministry of Agriculture, concerned
agencies and the Controller General of Audit
to resolve audit objections and submit reports
on unresolved objections to the Public Accounts
Committee. It collects information on audit
objection and recorded in broadsheet, which
are presented afterwards at the monthly
audit objection meeting along with relevant
documents. It also prepares monthly, quarterly,
half yearly reports on resolved, new and
unresolved objections and reports on the
cases drafted for presentation to the CGA.
Research
Wing
Farooq Ahmed, Joint Secretary
Tel: 7169339 (Office), 8150450 (Mob.), 01191290392 (Mob.)
The Research and Development Wing deals
with the administrative and the personnel
management of the research institutes such
as, BARC, BARI, BINA, BANHRDB, CDB, BRRI,
BJRI, SRDI and BSRI. It also deals with
fund allocation to various projects of these
organizations. It mnitors the vacancies,
recruitment, promotion, court cases and
other administrative matters of those research
institutes and performs coordination with
other organizations and different Ministries
including Ministry of Finance, Ministry
of Establishment and Ministry of Law and
Parleametary Affairs.
Seed Wing
Anwar Faruque, Director General
Tel: 7164624 (Office), 8111224 (Res.), 01711564572 (Mob.)
The Seed Wing is the administrative authority of the Seed Certification Agency (SCA). It deals with the personnel management and fund release for the development projects of SCA. It deals with seed dealer registration including enquiry about complain to and disciplinary matters. It is also responsible for developing and amending seed acts, rules and regulations and monitors their implementation. It organizes seminars and workshops for disseminating information on seed technologies and training courses for capacity development of the seed professionals. This wing plays an important role in monitoring seed production, import, distribution and utilization. It is responsible for reporting on testing breeder seed, certified seed, seed market monitoring including an analysis on the demand and supply of seed in Bangladesh.
Planning Wing
Abdur Razzaque, Joint Chief
Tel: 7168161 (Office), 9143206 (Res.)
The Planning Wing of the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for identifying the appropriate investment areas in the agricultural sector including planning, monitoring and evaluating agricultural development projects implemented by different agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture. This wing also coordinates projects of the other ministries and departments as well as acts as an in-charge of commenting on the projects of NGOs, other ministries and departments for protecting the interest of the agricultural sector in Bangladesh.
The Planning Wing plays a vital role in monitoring physical and financial progress of the development projects and in reporting to the different agencies of the government like, the Ministry of Finance, Planning Commission, External Resources Division, IMED, PM Office, Parliamentary Committee, etc. It is also responsible for reporting on women development in agricultural sector.
The preparation or revision of the Annual Development Programmes(ADP) is another important responsibility of this wing. It prepares list of the projects that would serve financial support from the donors and report on donor wise allocation and utilization to the Planning Commission, ERD, etc. The wing is also responsible for reporting on sector, sub-sector wise allocation, fund release and expenditure at the monthly ADP review meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture.
MOA Agencies
Department
of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
Md. Shamsul Alam , Director General
Tel: 9140857 (Office), 8836910 (Res.)
The Department of Agricultural Extension
(DAE) is the largest public sector extension
service provider in Bangladesh. Its mission
is providing needs based extension services
to all categories of farmers and enabling
them to optimize their use of resources,
in order to promote sustainable agricultural
and socio-economic development. The core
functions of DAE include increasing agricultural
productivity, human resource development
and technology transfer. DAE has contributed
significantly to crop production, particularly
in rice and wheat and help the country to
attain self sufficiency in food. DAE has
undergone many changes over recent years
associated with the introduction of the
Revised Extension Approach (REA). 
To
know more ……
Department
of Agricultural Marketing (DAM)
Shirajul Islam, Director
Tel: 9114310 (Office), 8050402 (Res.)
The Department of Agricultural Marketing
(DAM) was established in 1983. The objective
of DAM is providing improved marketing services
to ensure fair returns to the growers for
their produce and adequate supply to the
consumers at reasonable prices. The main
mandates of DAM are:
- To collect market information at farmer
level, wholesale and retail prices, market
arrivals, movement and stock of farm products
and to disseminate price information through
ratio, press and news bulletins for information
of farmers, traders and consumers;
- To monitor the prices,
identify reasons for price fluctuations
and suggest corrective measures;
- To organize movement
of farm products, especially perishable
items, from glut to deficit areas/consuming
centers in cooperation with trade and
transportation agencies;
- To organize movement
and sale of the produce of the farmers
of new/concentrated producing areas;
- To enforce the Agricultural
Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964;
- To conduct study/research
on marketing of farm products, assess
marketing costs and traders margins identify
marketing problems and problem area and
suggest measures for improvement of marketing
conditions and reduction of marketing
cost;
- To construct wholesale
markets with adequate facilities in important
distribution/consuming centers and to
introduce improved market practice;
- To provide extension
services for improvement of flaying, curing
and preservation of hides and skins to
maximize foreign exchange earnings; and
- To advise the
Government on production targets of different
crops, procurement programmes and support
price of important crops and in formulating
policies on pricing, marketing, storage,
distribution, export and import
of different farm products of the country.
To
know more ……
Agricultural
Information Services (AIS)
Md. Nazrul Islam, Director
Tel: 9112260 (Office), 9672755 (Res.)
The Agricultural Information Service (AIS)
is the 'institutional memory' of the Ministry
of Agriculture, which is entrusted with
responsibility of providing mass media support
to the agriculture sector in general and
transferring agricultural technology from
research station to the rural people of
Bangladesh in particular. They work with
radio, television, printed media and also
produce documentary films, posters, folders,
leaflets, booklets, newsletters, magazines,
banners, festoons and etc. for creating
awareness of the farmers on the new technologies,
which assists in boosting up agricultural
productivity in Bangladesh. Thus AIS is
playing an important role in changing the
traditional practice of the rural farmers
that contributes to improving their livelihood.
To
know more……
Seed
Certification Agency (SCA)
Md. Mozaharul Islam, Director
Tel: 9252033 (Office), 9252615 (Res.)
The Seed Certification Agency (SCA) is a
regulatory agency of the Ministry of Agriculture,
which is responsible to certify and control
the quality of all agricultural seeds of
the recommended varieties. Since its establishment,
SCA has been playing a vital role in quality
seed production under an expanding seed
industry development programme in the country.
SCA is physically located in Gazipur, 40
kilometres away from Dhaka and is connected
by all weather bitumen carpeted road. The
SCA campus provides a panoramic beauty with
its offices, laboratories and residential
apartment buildings standing on green fields
all around. The present organizational set
up of the SCA consists of the Support Services
Wing, Field Inspection Wing, Seed Testing
Wing and Variety Testing Wing.
To know more……
Cotton
Development Board (CDB)
Abdul Zabber Miah, Executive Director
Tel: 8117728 (Office), 8141009 (Res.)
The Cotton Development Board (CDB) was constituted
under the Ministry of Agriculture as per
Resolution no-111 cotton -8/72- 393 dated
14th December, 1972. The Resolution was
revised through another resolution in 1991.
As per revised resolution the activities
of CDB include: (1) to organise Farmers'
Association / Committees for extension of
cotton cultivation and supply of agricultural
inputs including quality seed, fertiliser,
plant protection materials, irrigation etc.,
(2) to impart training to the cotton farmers
and establish demonstration plots, (3) to
encourage ginning system for processing
of seed cotton produced by the farmers,
(4) to facilitate the marketing of seed
cotton at growers level, and (5) to conduct
research for continued cotton extension
and production programmes. CDB has a HQ
in Dhaka, four regional offices in Dhaka,
Jessore, Rangpur and Chittagong and five
research centres located in different parts
of the country. In addition to research,
production of breeder seed and foundation
seed and training programmes for CDB staff
and cotton farmers are also implemented
in these centres.
To know more……
Bangladesh
Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC)
Abdur Razzaque , Chairman
Tel: 9564328, 9564358 (Office)
The Bangladesh Agricultural Development
Corporation (BADC) created in 1961, spearheaded
the revolution in minor irrigation in Bangladesh.
Since the middle of 1980s, the Government
has been progressively withdrawing its operation
from procurement and supply of agricultural
inputs. The first to go in the process was
pesticide followed by fertiliser and BADC's
withdrawal from minor irrigation is all
but complete. The only input that BADC partly
generates and supplies is certain kinds
of seeds. Besides, BADC operates a few farms
as well as a few agro-irrigation projects
like the Ashuganj Project. Thus the role
of BADC has undergone changes over the last
decade and consequently gone through structural
changes in the sense that its role is presently
very limited to seeds and monitoring of
minor irrigation.
To know more……
Bangladesh
Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
Dr. M.A. Razzaq, Executive Chairman
Tel: 8114032 (Office)
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
(BARC) is the apex organization of the national
agricultural research system (NARS). Its
main responsibility is strengthening the
national agricultural research capability
through planning and integration of resources.
It is also entrusted with the task of preparing
the vision document and the national agricultural
research plan according to the national
priorities. This involves cooperative activities
in several ministries of government: Agriculture,
Forest and Environment, Fisheries and Livestock,
Rural Development, Education, Industries,
Commerce, Science and Technology, etc. BARC
has the responsibility to coordinate research
and foster inter-institute collaboration,
monitor and review the research program
of NARS institutes, assist institutes for
strengthening research capacities and to
establish system-wide operational policies
and standard management procedures and to
assure that each institute is optimally
governed.
To know more……
BARIND
Multi Purpose Development Authority (BMDA)
S.M. Abdul Mannan, Executive Director (In Charge)
Tel: 0721-761368 (Office), 0721-761993 (Res.)
The BARIND Multi Purpose Development Authority
(BMDA) was constituted in 1992. The members
of the Authority comprises of the (1) Divisional
Commissioner, Rajshahi as Chairman, (2)
Executive Director as Member, (3) Three
members nominated by the Agricultural Minister,
(4) One member nominated by the Secretary,
MOA, (5) Deputy Inspector General of Police
and (6) Deputy Commissioner of the BARIND
Project Areas. The members of the Parliament
of the concerned areas by virtue of their
position will also be the members. The nominated
members will hold their position under certain
terms and conditions. The scope of activities
of the Authority centres around- (a) Augmentation
of Surface water and its' use, (b) Development
for effective water distribution system,
control and maintenance of irrigation equipment
and the Area Development Programme, (c)
Electrification of irrigation equipment
and that of small and cottage industries,
(d) Re excavation of ponds for fish culture,
(e) Afforestation Programme for maintaining
environmental balance, (f) Diversified crop
production through production of potato, wheat, maize, pulses and oilseeds using
DTWs, STWs and power pumps.
To know more......
Bangladesh
Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
M. Harun-Ur-Rashid, Director General
Tel: 9252715 (Office), 9261518 (Res.)
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
is the largest multi-crop research institute
conducting research on a variety of crops,
cropping and farming systems, plant protection,
soil fertility management and water management,
post-harvest handling and processing, farm
implements and socio-economics related to
production, processing, marketing and consumption.
The Institute functions with three of its
major components: a) Research wing consisting
of 15 research divisions, 6 crop research
centres, 6 regional research stations and
24 research stations and sub-stations, 9
farming system research and development
sites (FSRD), 72 multi location testing
sites (MLT) located at different agro-ecological
zones of the country, b) Support Service
wing providing all the logistic supports
in research management as well as personnel
management and monitoring infrastructural
development of the Institute and c) Training
and Communication wing offers training to
the scientists, extension workers, NGO officials
and farmers.
To
know more……
Bangladesh
Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Dr. Md. Nur-e-Elahi, Director General
Tel: 9252736 (Office), 9252176 (Res.)
BRRI is a major component of the National
Agricultural Research System (NARS) of Bangladesh,
dealing with research and development in
relation to rice production. The institute
was established on October 1, 1970 at Joydebpur,
36 km north of the capital city Dhaka. The
institute operates with 18 research divisions,
3 support service divisions and 8 sections,
with a total manpower of 662, of them, 228
are scientists. About one third of the scientists
are highly trained professionals with MS
and PhD degrees.
The institute is equipped with modern research
facilities that include laboratories, greenhouses
and experimental fields. It has a modern
germplasm bank, eight major laboratories,
three greenhouses, four net houses and a
45-ha experimental farm at its headquarter
at Gazipur. Besides, seven of the nine regional
stations also have reasonably good research
facilities, particularly at field Levels
Research facilities at the two newly established
regional stations in Kushtia and Satkhira
are yet to be developed.
To know more……
Bangladesh
Jute Research Institute (BJRI)
Dr. Firoz Shah Sikder, Director General
Tel: 9110868 (Office), 8121601 (Res.)
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI)
was established in 1951 with an objective
of conducting research for improving the
jute crops and products. At present, BJRI
is working in the following research areas:
- Agricultural Research
on Jute and Allied Fibers
- Technological Research
on Jute and Allied Fibers
- Economics and Marketing Research
- Jute and Textile Products Development Centre
BJRI has developed many new Jute-based
products. Our future plans focus on improvement
of the crops and diversification of jute
products.
To
know more……
Soil
Resource Development Institute (SRDI)
Md. Lutfur Rahman, Director (In Chrage)
Tel: 9113363 (Office)
The Soil Resources Development Institute
(SRDI) was established in 1983 with the
mandate of collecting soil samples from
different parts of the country, storing
and interpretation of soil related information
and knowledge. Very broadly, SRDI activities
are geared to the following outputs: (1)
production of Upazila/Thana Land and Soil
Resource Utilization Guide, (ii) production
of maps, data series and other GIS services
for research institutions, and (iii) promotion
of soil tests for individual farmers. SRDI
has a Headquarter at Dhaka along with four
regional institutions and twenty district
offices located in various part of the country.
In addition, it runs a Salinity Management
and Research Centre near Khulna and a Soil
Conservation and Watershed Management Centre
in Banderban.
To know more……
Bangladesh
Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI)
Dr. Md. Abdul Mannan, Director General
Tel: 07326-63628 (Office), 07326-63441 (Res.)
The Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute
(BSRI) is only institute in the country
which is mandated to conduct research and
provide sugarcane technology to meet the
demand of the farmers in the mill zones
and non-mill zones and to keep sugarcane
cultivation a viable enterprise for the
farmers. The BSRI consists of a Headquarters
at Ishurdi including two regional stations,
six sub-stations and a quarantine station.
At the Headquarters, the activities are
organized through 10 research divisions
and an Administration, Finance and Support
Services Unit.
To know more……
Bangladesh
Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)
Dr. M.A. Hamid, Director General
Tel: 091-54047 (Office), 091-55178 (Res.)
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
(BINA) established in 1975 in Mymensingh
with mandate of undertaking research using
nuclear techniques for development of new
varieties of crops, scientific management
of land and water, appropriate technologies
for improvement of quality and quantity
of crops, methodologies for control of diseases,
insects-pests, agronomic and soil-plant
studies. The research activities of BINA
are managing through eight divisions which
include: Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Crop
Physiology, Entomology, Plant Pathology,
Agricultural Engineering and Training. BINA
has made some commendable contributions
to the development of crop mutants/varieties
through induced mutations. These varieties
of crops are: rice, jute, mustard, mungbean,
blackgram, chickpea and tomato which have
got approval of the National Seed Board
of Bangladesh for cultivation in farmers'
field.
To know more……
Horticulture
and Export Foundation
Dr. T. M. Tajul Islam, Managing Director
Tel: 9125181 (Office), E-mail: hortex@citechco.net
The Horticultural Export Development Foundation,
in short, Hortex Foundation, was established
in 1993 under the Companies Act of 1913.
This is a not for profit organization set
up for the development, promotion and marketing
of exportable horticultural produces, particularly
high- value, non-traditional crops to high-price
non-conventional markets. The Hortex Foundation
lead by a governing body consisted of seven
members representing two from public sector
and five from private sector organizations
including one from NGO. The Secretary of
the Ministry of Agriculture is the Ex-Officio
Chairman of the governing body. The design
of the Hortex foundation was largely based
on or developed from initiatives that had
demonstrated some merits in other programmes.
It has highlighted the challenges of establishing
a service organization on cost recovery
basis.
To know more ……
Bangladesh Applied Nutrition and Human Resource Development Board (BANHRDB)
Dr. A. F. M. Saiful Islam, Executive Director
Tel: 9117862 (Office), 9342641 (Res)
E-Mail: hortex@citecho.net
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