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    Evidence and gaps in evidence on the principle political economy constraints and opportunities to successful investment in inclusive agribusiness in Asia

    Evidence on Demand, 2016
    This report pays particular reference to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The purpose is to inform a more detailed call down piece of work for DFID to scope the potential establishment of one or more investment platforms through which it would deploy investment capital in order to catalyse private investment in south and central Asia.
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    Higher Boro production for food security: an integrated strategy

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2010
    The structure of rice production in Bangladesh has changed remarkably over time. With the development of rice cultivars for the Boro season and expansion of irrigation systems, both area and production of Boro rice increased over time.
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    Current state of Doha Round negotiations on agriculture: issues, concerns and strategies for Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2010
    Negotiating proposals put forward through the Revised Draft Modalities on Agriculture have important implications for Bangladesh agriculture. These proposals are likely to create net loss in economic welfare but production and export of some commodities will increase.
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    Global market opportunities in export of jute

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2011
    Jute was the single most important export item of Bangladesh till the end of the 1980s. With the ascendancy of export-oriented readymade garments (RMG), and later on of shrimp, jute lost its pre-eminent position. It presently occupies the third position in the export basket of Bangladesh.
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    The Hong Kong Declaration and agriculture: implications for Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2007
    The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Hong Kong, China during 13-18 December 2005, was concluded with a Ministerial Declaration (WTO, 2005). Through this Declaration, WTO members agreed on various negotiating issues including agriculture and this is going to guide the final set of discussions towards the successful conclusion of the Doha Round.
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    Technological upgradation in the jute mills of Bangladesh: challenges and way out

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2012
    The jute manufacturing sector of Bangladesh has recently started to revitalise with the rise in global demand for jute goods, thanks to the environment-friendly nature of jute, and the price hike of petroleum products, an essential raw material for its substitute, polypropylene.
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    Agricultural Trade between Bangladesh and India: An Analysis of Trends, Trading Patterns and Determinants

    2012
    The paper analyses the indices of trends and patterns of India-Bangladesh bilateral agriculture trade, and estimates the short and long-run elasticities of the determinants of this trade by using descriptive statistics and econometric estimations.
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    Financial Assistance for Jute Sector

    2012
    At the time of every budget, proposals are floated for addressing the problems of the jute sector. Readymade garment, ceramics, cement and many other sectors are operating profitably inspite of power problem and high interest rate. It is true that jute industry is associated with livelihood of many people. Even if these mills are closed, government will have to pay to many agencies.
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    EU Ban, HACCP Compliance and Shrimp Exports from Bangladesh

    2012
    The paper evaluates the impact of the European Union import ban on shrimps from Bangladesh in 1997 and HACCP compliance on Bangladesh’s shrimp exports by using an augmented gravity model. Panel estimation method was applied to capture the import country effect.
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    Dynamics and Causality among Exports, Imports and Income in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009
    The objective of this paper is to examine the causality among exports, imports and income in Bangladesh. Bangladesh provides a good case for studying this relationship because of significant dependence of its major export, namely, ready made garments, on imported inputs. This paper differs from the existing studies in several ways.

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