AG EXT II
Sector: Automotive • Location: Bangladesh
Source: World Bank Group
The Second Extension and Research Project will achieve the following objectives: (a) improving agricultural extension effectiveness by merging and reorganizing the five existing extension agencies within MAF; (b) intensifying extension work in 15 of the 21 agricultural districts in Bangladesh by providing about 2,270 additional EA, upgrading about 200 EA as extension officers, and by hiring an add
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Automotive, Raw Materials, Government
- Location
- Bangladesh
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Second Extension and Research Project will achieve the following objectives: (a) improving agricultural extension effectiveness by merging and reorganizing the five existing extension agencies within MAF; (b) intensifying extension work in 15 of the 21 agricultural districts in Bangladesh by providing about 2,270 additional EA, upgrading about 200 EA as extension officers, and by hiring an additional 60 extension officers; (c) providing specialized training to extension and research officers; (d) improving extension and research staff mobility by providing bicycles, motorcycles, and other vehicles; (e) improving extension offices through new construction and by rehabilitating 750 abandoned seed stores as two unit housing-cum-offices for 1,500 EA; (f) improving research facilities by expanding a BARI coconut research station into a regional station and by minor upgrading of eight other stations; (g) improving adaptive research by reorganizing BARI regional research and by providing research grants through BARC; and (h) providing 21 man-years of technical assistance for training in the training and visit system, improving research and extension coordination, assisting with reorganization, and monitoring and evaluation. |
Original sector | Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry |
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Country | Bangladesh |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Automotive, Raw Materials, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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