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PlantwisePlus in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, two-thirds of rural workers are employed in agriculture, playing an essential role in ensuring food security for the country. However, crop pests have a devastating effect on smallholder yields. In Bangladesh, up to 25% of all crops are lost to pests despite farmers using an estimated 49,000 tonnes of pesticides each year. 

PlantwisePlus is working with partners to empower farmers to use more sustainable crop management processes. Key projects in Bangladesh include the use of a new biocontrol agent to fight fall armyworm and the further training of agricultural officers to help diagnose and remedy plant health problems. 

Latest blogs

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In photos: how plant clinics support advisory services in Bangladesh 

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PlantwisePlus develops agro-input dealer training scheme with Bangladesh government

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Advancing gender-inclusive agricultural advisory services in Bangladesh

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Meet Shahadul Islam: the rice farmer using digital tools to improve yield and quality

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Current activities

Browse the PlantwisePlus activities currently being delivered in Bangladesh, highlighting our current areas of work and collaboration.

Pest preparedness
Pesticide risk reduction
Farmer advisory services

Research and publications

Leveraging PlantwisePlus to Support Bangladesh’s Climate and Development Goals: A Scoping Study

Type Study brief

Published in Study Brief 52: Policy

Language English

Year 2025

A non-linear approach to the establishment of local biological control agent production units: a case study of fall armyworm in Bangladesh

Type External publication

Language English

Year 2022

An assessment of the invasive species system in Bangladesh

Type Working paper

Published in Working Paper 28

Language English

Year 2022

Contact us

Saleh

Saleh Ahmed

PlantwisePlus Country Coordinator, Bangladesh

CABI Associate, Bangladesh

E: s.ahmed@cabi.org

Countries we work in

Woman farmer in Ghana
Ghana

PlantwisePlus activities in Ghana are working to improve extension services for the country’s female farmers.

Plantwise plant clinic, India
India

Through our work with local and national partners in India, PlantwisePlus supports farmers in protecting crops, increasing yields, and improving livelihoods.

Kenya

Key projects in Kenya include the successful release of a biocontrol agent to mitigate the impact of papaya mealybug.

Tomato farmer in Nepal
Nepal

In Nepal, PlantwisePlus and partners are working to improve access to agricultural advice, helping farmers manage pests and diseases that threaten crops.

Pakistan

Key PlantwisePlus projects in Pakistan include the release of a biocontrol agent to safeguard crops from invasive parthenium weed.

Uganda

In Uganda, PlantwisePlus is working with partners to provide training to young people and agro-dealers.

Zambia

In Zambia, PlantwisePlus activities include supporting Zambian farmers manage invasive species such as cassava brown streak disease.

Where we work

PlantwisePlus aims to reach 75 million smallholder farmers in 27 countries. Find out where PlantwisePlus activities are taking place.

Learn more about PlantwisePlus

Delivered through gender-sensitive and climate-resilient approaches, PlantwisePlus is tackling the challenges facing smallholder production through three impact pathways: Pest Preparedness, Pesticide Risk Reduction, and Farmer Advisory.

Pest Preparedness

PlantwisePlus supports the development and enhancement of processes that enable countries and regional organizations to quickly and effectively identify, prioritize and respond to pest threats, integrating the latest information on pest distribution and climate change models.

Pesticide Risk Reduction

Due to increasing plant health threats, more pesticides are used every year around the world. PlantwisePlus recognizes the urgent need to increase the uptake of lower-risk plant protection products by farmers.

Farmer Advisory

The Farmer Advisory pathway is focused on enhancing knowledge and uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) practices through responsive digital advisory tools.