Raw deal for small and marginal farmers (Financial Express)

While Bangladesh’s agricultural sector provides an important economic growth engine, its growth rate has slowed from six percent to one percent in recent years. An important survey from IFPRI sheds some light on the culprit, according to Bangladesh’s English-language Financial Express newspaper. The study found that of loans disbured by the state-owned bank, only 14 percent went to small and marginal farmers, compared with 27 percent for medium and large farmers.