Bangladesh : Strengthening Agricultural Tertiary Education Project
The proposed project is aligned with the following impact: technologies harnessed for higher agricultural productivity and profitability. The project will have following outcome: industry responsiveness of advanced agricultural tertiary education and research enhanced. With BAU as a center of excellence, the project aims to accelerate agricultural technology adoption, increase job-ready graduates for private sector, and develop agricultural entrepreneurs with emphasis on providing safe and more inclusive learning environments for women. The project will also provide capacity development opportunities and competitive research grant to other universities through University Grants Commission.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Hayashi, Ryotaro
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Bangladesh -
Sector
- Education
| Project Name | Strengthening Agricultural Tertiary Education Project | ||||
| Project Number | 53378-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Bangladesh |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development Education / Tertiary |
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| Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||
| Description | The proposed project is aligned with the following impact: technologies harnessed for higher agricultural productivity and profitability. The project will have following outcome: industry responsiveness of advanced agricultural tertiary education and research enhanced. With BAU as a center of excellence, the project aims to accelerate agricultural technology adoption, increase job-ready graduates for private sector, and develop agricultural entrepreneurs with emphasis on providing safe and more inclusive learning environments for women. The project will also provide capacity development opportunities and competitive research grant to other universities through University Grants Commission. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Bangladesh was the fastest growing economy among Asian countries with an 8.2% annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in FY2019. However, the GDP growth declined to 3.5% in FY2020, and while 5.5% GDP growth is expected in FY2021, full recovery may take some time given the global pandemic. The economy needs new areas of growth beyond the ready-made garment, such as the food processing industry, which is considered as one of the next economic engines for growth. | ||||
| Impact | Technologies harnessed for higher agricultural productivity and profitability |
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| Outcome | Industry responsiveness of advanced agricultural tertiary education and research enhanced |
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| Outputs | Quality of tertiary agricultural education improved Relevance and entrepreneurial tertiary agricultural education enhanced Agricultural research and development strengthened Network and project management supported |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Recruit a consulting firm to develop BAU management information system (Q1 2023). Recruit a project management consulting firm to manage workshop, seminar, conference, startup facilities and develop economic model of interdisciplinary research support center (Q2 2023). |
| Procurement | Advance contracting and retroactive financing are envisaged for civil works, equipment, trainings for academic staff, etc. A procurement plan for advance actions is identified, and bidding documents for the civil works contracts on renovation and refurbishment of BAU will be prepared by March 2022. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Hayashi, Ryotaro |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Sector Office (SG-HSD) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 14 Jan 2022 |
| Fact Finding | 15 Mar 2024 to 15 Mar 2024 |
| MRM | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Dec 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening Agricultural Tertiary Education Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Jan 2022 |
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