Necessities of development of agroforestry cooperatives in Bangladesh: Lesson learn from Japan

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The study tries to identify the major challenges of the agroforestry products supply chain in Bangladesh and offer a good solution within the experiences of the Japanese cooperative model. The results clearly showed that the involvement of many intermediaries in the agroforestry products supply chain was one of the main obstacles in Bangladesh. The intermediaries have maximized their profit by buying the farmers' products at a lower price and selling them back at a higher price and resulting high marketing margin. On the contrary, the Japanese case study had articulated that the farmer-driven cooperative approach with good marketing strategies and service functions can successfully eliminate the intermediaries’ involvement in farmer products and make the cooperative a strong economic organization. So, the farmer-driven Japanese cooperative approach would be a good solution to tackle the middleman problem and make agroforestry a sustainable production system in Bangladesh.