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The Rise of AgriTech Startups in Bangladesh

The Rise of AgriTech Startups in Bangladesh
Jul 12, 20265 min read

Agriculture contributes 13% of Bangladesh's GDP and employs 40% of the workforce. Yet the sector has been slow to adopt technology — until now.

From precision farming with IoT sensors to AI-powered crop disease detection, a new wave of AgriTech startups is emerging from university innovation hubs across the country.

At KU Innovation Hub, we have supported 8 AgriTech startups, with AgriSense BD being our most notable success story — now serving 5,000 farmers across Khulna division.

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