Feed Industry of Bangladesh - Sustaining Covid-19 and Potentials in Upcoming Days - Cover Story

Sep 4, 2026

Feed industry in Bangladesh sustains its business ecology despite the disruptive shock of COVID-19 lockdowns and limited operating hours. The pandemic fractured supply chains, caused inventory wastage, halted production, and reduced raw-material inflow, pressuring feed mills and stakeholders. The sector’s role in agriculture is emphasized through GDP contribution and nutrition-driven poultry and fisheries output. The outlook highlights recovery through healthier decisions and expanding global demand for feed and additives.

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Banking Data Corner | 08-10 Idea Watch • The Next Frontier In Asia Payments 11-13 Research in Focus • Small Is Beautiful: Access To SME Financing Has Been Creating Robust Employment Opportunity 14-20 Cover Story Feed industry of Bangladesh: Sustaining Covid-19 and potentials in upcoming days The feed industry is maintaining a proper business ecology, particularly concerning the agricultural sector which contributed almost 13. 24% to the GDP of the country in FY’2019- 20. Both the global and the local feed industry has been impacted massively by lockdowns and limited business hours imposed as a measure to contain the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus. This resulted in disrupted supply chains, wastage of inventory, halted productions and many more adverse results. The article reviews the current market condition of this sector and what might come ahead in the upcoming days as the world moves out of the stun of the pandemic and towards a more inclusive future. 21-22 Expert Opinion • Abu Luthfe Fazle Rahim Khan MD & CEO Aftab Feed Products Limited 23-24 Spotlight on StartUp • Pujee : An Initiative Of LightCastle Partners | 25-26
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• Footwear Industry Of Bangladesh: Recovery Steps In The New Normal | 33-38 Capital Market Review All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means without written permission from the publisher. FROM THE EDITOR Feed Industry of the country: Surviving the Outbreak ofCOVID-19 The agricultural industry of Bangladesh remains of pivotal importance, contributing 13. 35% to the GDP of the country. Out of this, 4. 95% is contributed by poultries and fisheries, which would not have been possible without proper nutrition provided by the feed mills. This establishes the far-reaching importance that feed mills hold in ensuring quality output from the agricultural sector. Globally, the feed industry generates about US $400 billion from compound annual feed production of 1 billion tonnes. Over 130 countries are involved in the production process or sale of feed which generates employment opportunities for many. In an obvious attempt to contain the virus, governments all over the world, introduced lockdowns, limitations on travel and business opening hours. All of these has had an unnerving impact on the feed industry alongside many others. Lockdowns and logistical blockages have created movement restrictions, halting business activity. And no just that, even rumors concerning the spread of coronavirus through poultry and other meat consumption has had a significant impact on the industry’s turnover. Supply chain disruptions leading to a loss in dairy and meat products have affected the feed market as well. Disruptions in the supply chain created wastage despite high demand in the markets, and trade halts have stopped raw materials from coming into the country which had severely impacted the feed mills industry and its stakeholders. However, lockdowns have given a lot of people time to reflect on many decisions and directed them towards taking healthier steps, for instance. The increased consumption of meat, alongside growing awareness about livestock nutrition has led to an expansion of the market size of feed and feed ad

FAQs

How did COVID-19 lockdowns affect Bangladesh’s feed industry?

Lockdowns and travel/business hour limits disrupted supply chains, created movement restrictions, led to inventory wastage, and halted productions, severely impacting feed mills and turnover.

Why are feed mills considered crucial for Bangladesh’s agricultural economy?

Feed mills provide proper nutrition that supports quality output from agriculture, especially poultry and fisheries, which together contribute a large share of GDP.

What recovery direction is suggested for the feed industry after the pandemic shock?

As the world stabilizes, the focus shifts to upcoming prospects—greater livestock nutrition awareness, rising meat consumption, and expanded global demand for feed and feed additives.

Sep 4, 2026

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