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STED: Initial Findings on the Agro-Processing SectorTripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Bangladesh
Dhaka, September 8, 2011
Erik von Uexkull
ILO Trade and Employment Programme
Con Gregg
ILO Skills Department
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Outline of presentation
• Why Agro-Processing Sector?
• Sector Characteristics
• The Global Market and Trade Challenges: • The Global Market and Trade Challenges: Three Scenarios� Business as Usual
� More of the Same
� Upgrade
• Implications for Capability Needs and Skill Demand
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Why Agro-Processing Sector?
• Contribution to export diversification
• Strong potential for direct and indirect
employment creationemployment creation
• Importance of skills and training of workers
• Linkages with existing ILO technical assistance
�TVET project
�ETE project
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Project Builds on 2010 TVET Study
• Focus on exporting agro processing sectors
• Covers all skill levels
• What comes next after initiatives following
TVET 2010 study are implemented?� Competence-based training for three priority occupations – Baker,
Food Technician, Packaging Technician
� Industry Skills Council
� Centre of Excellence
� Management development
� Operations efficiency / Kaizen
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Sector CharacteristicsSector Characteristics
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Note about Data
• Mostly quoting 2005/6 because that is date of
last Labour Force Survey
• 2010 Labour Force Survey under analysis by • 2010 Labour Force Survey under analysis by
statistics office
�Overall employment by sector
�Occupational composition of each sector
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GDP Contribution...Total GDP:
4.5 trln. Taka
Data Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2005/6
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... Employment ContributionTotal Employment:
47 mln.
Data Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2005/6
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Firm level characteristics ...
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Domestic
Exporter
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# of companies in
sample
avg. Number of
permanent staff
avg. Sales (mln.
Taka)
avg. Wage ('000
Taka)
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
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... Innovation ...
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
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... and Skills Needs
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
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Global Market and Export ChallengesGlobal Market and Export Challenges
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Exports• Only small fraction of agro-processing products
destined for export (~3% of total output)
Data Source:
COMTRADE
Total Agro-
Processing
Exports:
38 bln. Taka
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Competitive Position in Export Markets
• Price
• Market positioning � Premium / mid-market / low end
� Low value added / high value added
• Product differentiation
• Regulatory approvals – standards and compliance
• Quality perceptions – safety etc.
• Trade rules – market access
• Access to sales and distribution channels
• Branding
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