Nov 16, 2021 · Agriculture is the economic backbone of Bangladesh but it could not change the wellbeing of the farmers. The reason: The profiteering middlemen who buy fruits and vegetables at extremely low rates directly from farms, but jack up prices in further sales -- from distribution to retailing through commission agents and wholesalers.

Feb 9, 2024 · Bangladesh’s food market has been facing many challenges, ranging from high import costs to complex documentation procedures. Private importers attribute the increase in food prices to several factors, including the high dollar price, freight charges, and the complexity of opening letters of credit (LC).

Jul 1, 2022 · This paper makes an attempt to describe the existing vegetable supply chain system in Bangladesh which includes number of markets, number of middlemen, and number of financing institutions.

Nov 17, 2021 · Agriculture is the economic backbone of Bangladesh. But farmers say that numerous revolutionary reforms introduced in the sector over the past two decades have failed to bring any major change....

This paper makes an attempt to visualize the interference of market intermediaries in pricing and supply chain of vegetable in Bangladesh with reference to Brinjal marketing channel. The study was conducted in Saver upazilla under Dhaka district from

Estimates show that a farmer gets barely one-fourth or 26% of profit by selling a kg of brinjal at Tk 30, while the middlemen earn a whopping 66% by selling the same quantity of the vegetable at Tk 90 per kg in Dhaka.

Aug 19, 2022 · Farmers say middlemen and supply-demand mismatch drove prices of eggs, chicken. According to him, the farmers were already selling broiler chicken at a loss of at least Tk 12-14 per kg while the so-called middlemen were making profits of Tk 27-32 per kg.

Agriculture is the economic backbone of Bangladesh, but farmers say that numerous revolutionary reforms introduced in the sector over the past two decades have failed to bring any major change in their economic condition. One reason being profiteering middlemen who buy fruits and vegetables at extremely low rates directly from

Nov 4, 2024 · The price hike of vegetables in Bangladesh cannot be solely attributed to external factors. The dealings of syndicates and middlemen in the shadows play a crucial role in creating an unfair economic landscape for all.

Feb 27, 2022 · In the primary phase of the study, the ministry identified a few factors pushing up the price, with middlemen being the most prominent one, the secretary said. "Vegetables that are sold at Tk 10...