SANGSAD BHABAN, June 6, 2024 (BSS) - Bangladesh has witnessed a significant rise in crops production including rice, maize, potatoes, vegetables and fruits since 2009, thanks to the government's agri-oriented policies. 

In his budget speech for fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) in Jatiya Sangsad today, finance minister AH Mahmood Ali said the total production of food grains was 328.96 lakh metric tons in FY 2008-09, which increased by approximately 42 percent to 467.03 lakh metric tons by FY2022-23. 

During this period, he said maize production rose by 780 percent, potato production by 98 percent, and vegetable production by 675 percent. 

As a result of the revolution in agricultural production, despite being the most densely populated country in the world, Bangladesh ranks 3rd globally in the production of rice, vegetables, and onions, 2nd in jute production, 4th in tea production, and 7th in the production of potatoes and mangoes, he added.