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Market-Responsive IPM Policy: Experiences& the Way Forward

CDCSKnowledge Institute, with support from Katalyst, organized a policy dialogue on“Market-Responsive IPM Policy: Experiences and the Way Forward” on 27 February 2016at Brac Centre Inn, Dhaka. Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan presented the keynotepaper and moderated the discussion. An introductory note on the earlier policyintervention was offered by Katalyst and Ispahani. The event discussed thepast, present and future of IPM in Bangladesh, with special focus on policy andintervention needs. IPM experts from public and private sectors participated inthe event.

Thepanel of discussants includes Dr. Md. Zainul Abedin and Dr. A.N.M. Rezaul Karimfrom B-SAFE, Chaitanya Das and Md. Rezaul Islam from DAE, Dr. Syed Nurul Alamfrom BARI, Md. Shoaib Choudhury from DCCI, Mujibur Rahman from BCPA and RezaulKarim Siddiqui from CDCS Communications. Besides, representatives from Ispahani,GME Agro and Brac Seed & Agro Enterprise were present.

Prof.Dr. Rahim B. Talukdar, President, CDCS Knowledge Institute chaired the program,while Syeda Farzana Morshed, Managing Director, CDCS^® offered thevote of thanks.

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Rethinking Agriculture & AgriBusiness Synopsis In his paper, Prof. Sheikh MorshedJahanargues that a paradigm shift is needed in the policy domain as it involves addressing the issues of agriculture and agribusiness. The policymakers, he argues, need to recognize that farming is getting increasingly commercialized –thanks to the urban demand surge resultant from rapid urbanization, internal and international migration of rural people and better-than-before transportation network. The policymakers also need to appreciate that the agricultural sector is in transition from ‘deficit food regime’ to ‘burgeoning surplus food regime’, although this transition is still erratic and inconsistent (leading to huge postharvest loss and fall in price –not an unlikely transitional phenomenon). Under these circumstances, the policies and institutions which were created originally to address the earlier agricultural regime are unlikely to be compatible with the dynamics of this burgeoningagriculturalregime. Therefore, the mandate and/or the structure of some of the institutions (e.g. DAM, DAE) need to be reformulated or strengthened. Similarly, urgent is formulation and/or review of policies and strategies so that farmers’ right (to quality inputs and fair price, for example) can be promoted and, in the same vine, consumers’ right (to safe food) is protected. And, in the process, the emergence and growth of ‘responsible’ agribusinesses should be harnessed, particularly by facilitating entry and development of smaller enterprises that would propel inclusive growth with the base of the pyramid (BoP) at the core. To read more please click on the news articles below: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/05/20/34857 http://www.jjdin.com/?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=25-05-2014&type=single&pub_no=845&cat_id=1&menu_id=68&news_type_id=1&index=1le http://www.risingbd.com/new/detailsnews.php?nssl=c2a2c749a957b42d69460247e0482569



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