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About Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Introduction The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is one of the key ministries of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is housed on the 4th and 5th floors of the rear building of Bangladesh Secretariat. It comprises seven wings with responsibilities of policy formulation, planning, monitoring and administration. Sixteen agencies operate under this ministry which are responsible for implementation of different projects and plans of MOA. The MOA is led by a Minister who is supported by a Secretary, two Additional Secretaries, seven Joint Secretaries, a Joint Chief and a number of Deputy Secretaries/Chiefs, Sr. Assistant Secretaries/Chiefs and Assistant Secretaries/Chiefs (ref. MOA Organogram). Allocation of Business » Develop agricultural policies, plans, regulations, acts, etc. for sustainable agricultural development and for food sufficiency; » Provide support in developing new agricultural technologies to...

Agriculture Statistics at a Glance Total family : 28695763 Total Farm Family : 1,51,83,183 Total cultivable land : Hector 850527814 The total irrigated land : Hector 712489541 Cultivable fallow : 20436624 ha  Crop intensity (%) : 190 A land  : Hector 244065910  Two land  : Hector 382063714 Three land  : Hector 163776279 Net farmland : 7908771.50 ha  The total land  : 15034071.60   ha  GDP contribution of the agricultural sector : 16.33% (Inc...