‘45pc of total workforce in agri sector’

Industries Ministry Senior Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan yesterday said about 45 per cent of country’s total workforce is involved in agriculture and their contribution to the GDP growth is around 15 per cent, reports BSS. 
 “Though the contribution of industry sector has increased in our economy in the recent time, the agriculture sector is still playing a vital role in the country’s GDP growth and employment generation,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of a five-day international workshop at a hotel in the capital, said a press release.
National Productivity Organisation (NPO) in association with Japan based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) is organising the workshop titled “Emerging Roles of Producers’ Association and Farmers’ Cooperatives”.  The senior secretary said the government is stressing on increasing the productivity of agriculture as well as developing agro based small and medium industries in the country.

45pc of total workforce in agri sector

Industries Ministry Senior Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan yesterday said about 45 per cent of countrys total workforce is involved in agriculture and their contribution to the GDP growth is around 15 per cent, reports BSS. Though the contribution of industry sector has increased in our economy in the recent time, the agriculture sector is still playing a vital role in the countrys GDP growth and employment generation, he said while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of a five-day international workshop at a hotel in the capital, said a press release. National Productivity Organisation (NPO) in association with Japan based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) is organising the workshop titled Emerging Roles of Producers Association and Farmers Cooperatives. The senior secretary said the government is stressing on increasing the productivity of agriculture as well as developing agro based small and medium industries in the country.