Dhaka, May 25 -- Speakers on Sunday highlighted the importance of increasing youth involvement, strengthening public-private collaborations, and aligning policies and investments to accelerate growth in agricultural exports.

They said that Bangladesh's market for vegetables, fruits, and flowers is growing steadily.

In the first nine months of FY2024-25 (July-March), the country earned $55.6 million from vegetable exports and $39.1 million from fruit and flower exports.

Despite this momentum, Bangladesh remains far behind regional peers such as China, Thailand, and Vietnam in agri-exports-primarily due to structural inefficiencies and weak management systems in production.

To unlock the sector's full potential, speakers at the Banglade...