Bangladesh: Why Is Urban Agriculture Not a Priority on Policy Agenda?
The country or city faces a severe crisis (possibly environmental or food security) where Rooftop gardening (RTG) can be considered a viable policy solution.
By Md. Shahidullah
Daily Sun
Sept 13 2025
Excerpt:
I conducted a survey and interviewed Dhaka city residents and agricultural professionals about rooftop gardening policy aspects. The co-authors from the Newcastle University of United Kingdom and Dhaka University and I researched “Stakeholders perception and Institutional approach to Rooftop gardening (RTG) in urban areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The research aimed to understand why rooftop gardening has failed to find its place in the policy agenda of Bangladesh, despite having support from the citizens and experts. In answering this question, I have analysed the current state of rooftop gardening in Bangladesh with its major challenges and potentials, explored the perception held by the city residents and agriculture professionals toward rooftop gardening, and discussed the existing institutional structure affecting the current rooftop gardening practices. The research findings have recently been published in a journal in Canada.
The research findings show that despite citizens having a positive attitude about rooftop gardening and the experts considering it a viable opportunity, the existing policy process has hindered it from being a part of the policy agenda. In effect, the study shows that in the case of Dhaka city, the issue-framing is still at a very early stage. Though the experts understand its value, they have not managed to play the ‘enlightenment’ role properly. From this perspective, the experts have not played an adequate ‘instrumental’ role. As these two streams are quite weak, they are unlikely to join forces and intersect with the politics stream, where no attention to Rooftop gardening (RTG) can be observed at this point. Consequently, the researchers have not seen the RTG issue achieve enough policy momentum.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/bangladesh-why-is-urban-agriculture-not-a-priority-on-policy-agenda/
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