Empowering rural people
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To improve the socio-economic condition of the country the goal of the government should be to empower poor rural women and men to achieve higher income and food security. So the following objectives should be taken into consideration. Objectives to be fulfilled: The government should ensure that poor rural people have better access to, and the skills and organization they need to take advantage of: a) Natural resources, especially secure access to land and water, and improved natural resource management and conservation practices. b) Improved agricultural technologies and effective production services. c) A broad range of financial services. d) Transparent and competitive markets for agricultural inputs and products. e) Opportunities for rural off-farm employment and enterprise development. Some other realistic approaches should be taken by the Bangladesh government. As a matter of fact, rural poor people must be empowered to lead their own development if poverty is to be eradicated. Poor people must be able to develop and strengthen their own organisations, so that they can advance their own interests and dismantle the obstacles that prevent many of them from creating better lives for themselves. They must have a say in the decisions and policies that affect their lives, and they need to strengthen their bargaining power. That is how real agricultural development is possible.
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