Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Agricultural productivity in Bangladesh is losing momentum as climate pressures, rising input costs, land constraints and weak diversification weigh on the sector after years of robust gains, according to a new study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The study, titled "Perspectives on the Agrifood System in Bangladesh," finds that growth in the country's agrifood system-which still employs nearly half of the labour force and contributes close to one-fourth of GDP-has begun to slow as total factor productivity (TFP) levels off.

Dr Mohammad Yunus, Research Director at BIDS, presented the key findings at a dissemination seminar held at the institute's auditorium on Tuesday, where SM Shakil Akhter, ...