Agriculture : 

Sector highlights :

1. Agriculture accounts for 19.49% of GDP and employs over 63% of work force.
   
2. Government is keen to implement National Agricultural Policy.
3. In 2000-2001, agriculture experienced a growth of 6.04%.
4. Government, as part of the investment policy is promoting agro-based industry and declared it as a priority sector.

The Government continues to support the agricultural sector through a number of policy interventions, with the ultimate view to t promoting food self-sufficiency as envisaged in the Fifth Five Year Plan (1997-2002).

However, the non-crop sector, which includes livestock and fisheries, seems to have performed much better, on account of private sector initiatives.   Bangladesh is in the process of a transition from a predominantly agrarian economy to an industrial and service economy. The private sector is playing an increasingly active role in the economic life of the country, while the public sector concentrates more on the physical and social infrastructure.