Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Program (BAIDP)

This will be implemented in twenty southern districts of Barisal, Khulna and Dhaka Divisions. The districts are Barisal, Bhola, Jhalokati, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari,Shariatpur, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Magura, Narail, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira,Chuadanga and Meherpur. The program area has some of the highest poverty and malnutrition rates and is also extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Situated in the low-lying delta on the Bay of Bengal, the people of this region routinely experience severe tidal surges, annual flooding, and increasing soil and water salinization, which hamper agricultural productivity.

This is the first government-to-government project in Bangladesh. Number of projects are implemented by USAID in this area under its ' Feed the Future Program. LGED under the banner of BAIDP will develop market centers, collection center and access road to MC and CC and farm level small irrigation and drainage activities. Schemes will be bundled together for maximum efficiency. All procurement will be conducted through e-procurement.