REORGANIZING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PROGRAMME AT THE BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

The faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology was established at the Bangladesh Agricultural University more than twenty years ago in 1963. The main objectives were teaching and Research. The achievement of these objectives is less than satisfactory, because quality of research and training is not very rich. The poor quality of training may be attributed to narrow curricula and outdated syllabuses but the ultimate problem is the defective institution which has resolved into a crisis of leadership. TA this paper, alternative institutional arrangements and curricula axe suggested to improve ft quality of research and training in this faculty

BORROWER VIABILITY : A TEST OF SUCCESS OF THE GRAMEEN BANK IN BANGLADESH

The Grameen Bank has earned world-wide reputation. Its performance has been evaluated primarily from the institutional perspective by analysing recovery performance, contribution to rural poverty alleviation etc. This paper examines the performance of the Grameen Bank from the borrower perspective by analysing their viability. Borrower viability is evaluated in this paper in terms of changes in economic welfare. The study shows that the GB has infact enhanced economic welfare of its members. However, the paper observed that the approaches and activities of the GB should be recast in the light of the general strategy of current FFYP to be more successful