Bangladesh agriculture has made remarkable progress in terms of production and diversification towards
high value crops and non-crop agriculture over time. All sub-sectors (crop, forestry, animal farming and
fisheries) of agriculture have registered substantial growth. Agricultural GDP has increased by 5.6 times
since independence. On the other hand, Total GDP has increased by 20.8 times. Per capita income (GNI)
has increased by 6.2 times, from 211 dollars to 1,314 dollars. Bangladesh has achieved lower middle
income country status in 2015 by the World Bank..