Suppliers

The research institute behind the vegetable, fruit and pulse varieties: improved seed and saplings, and cultivation training.

The national association of cold storage owners; the place to ask where potato, onion or fruit can be stored and at what rate.

This government corporation provides industrial estate plots, raw material support and training for small and cottage industry.

The head office for small and cottage industry: unit registration, industrial-estate plots, loan recommendations and training.

The tea research institute at Srimangal: tea cultivation advice, improved clone plants and training for small tea growers.

The Tea Board's Dhaka office handles registration and licences for small tea growers and tea traders.

Supports handloom weavers with yarn, dye and technical help; the site publishes four handloom help-desk numbers.

The handloom board: weaver and loom registration, help getting yarn, credit and weaving training.

Bangladesh's rice research institute: quality rice seed on application, plus advice and training on rice growing, drying and milling.

The potato exporters' association — where to ask about the rules and the buyers for sending potato abroad.

This institute on the BAU campus in Mymensingh supplies BINA-bred seed varieties, farm technology and training.

The jute research institute: high-yielding jute seed, retting and fibre-quality know-how, and training on making jute products.

The association of the dal mills of Dalpotti in Narayanganj — where to ask about milling pulses or buying dal wholesale.

The livestock research institute at Savar: better rearing methods for cattle, goats and poultry, plus fodder and feed training.

Based at Karwan Bazar; the association of fish exporters and importers and a way into the wholesale fish trade.

Based at Agrabad in Chattogram; the association of the marine fishing and fish processing industry.

The importers' association of Badamtoli, Dhaka's wholesale fruit market — the starting point for buying fruit wholesale.

Runs the government fish landing centres and wholesale fish markets, with trading, ice and processing facilities for fish businesses.

The rice exporters' association — the starting point for anyone wanting to send aromatic rice abroad.

The traders' association of Babubazar, the wholesale rice market of old Dhaka — the way in to buying rice wholesale.

The rice mill owners' association; useful for tracing mills and prices in the paddy and rice trade.

The silk board in Rajshahi: mulberry saplings, silkworm eggs, rearing training and help selling cocoons.

The association of live and chilled food exporters (fish, crab, vegetables) — relevant to anyone shipping through a cold chain.

The government technical centre at Tejgaon: hands-on training in welding, lathe work, parts making and machine repair.