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MY 2015/16 production is expected to fall to 119,000 bales due to unfavorable weather in the southwestern region around Jessore.

In 2013, the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute published a guideline to assess the food safety of products derived from genetically engineered (GE) plants.

On May 15, 2014, the Ministry of Science and Technology gazetted the Work Plan for the National Biotechnology Policy 2012.

For marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (May to April) the rice area and production forecast is unchanged at 11.8 million HA and 34.6 million metric tons (MMT).

Constructed in 1887 near the Karnafuli river channel and located approximately 16 kilometers upstream from the Bay of Bengal, the Chittagong Port is the country’s largest seaport.

From calendar year (CY) 2009 to 2014, global export sales of apples to Bangladesh were on average approximately 140,000 tons, but in value have grown from $68.8 to $103.5 million.

For marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (May to April), Post’s rice production estimate is lowered to 34.6 million tons due to floods that affected Aman rice production...

The biotechnology sector is in a nascent stage of development, but the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) seeks to move forward in developing and commercializing agricultural biotechnology.

For marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (May to April), Post’s estimate for total rice area and production is unchanged at 11.8 million hectares and 34.8 million tons.

For marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (May to April), Post’s estimate for total rice area and production is unchanged at 11.8 million hectares and 34.8 million tons.

MY 2015/16 (May-April) rice production is projected at 34.8 million metric tons (MMT) on higher yields.

MY 2014/15 (May-April) rice and wheat production estimates are unchanged at 34.5 and 1.3 million metric tons (MMT).