HSATE - Hub for Smallholders' Agri-Tech Economics

01/04/2026

Weekly Colloquium of HSATE will be held on Thursday, 02 April, 2026 at 3:30 pm. The session will take place on the topic 'Economics of Energy Alternatives for Irrigation Pumps'.

The session will take place at the AERS Gallery, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University.

All of you are cordially invited to join the session.

13/10/2025

HSATE has translated international Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA)’s definition of 'Precision Agriculture' into Bengali to make it more accessible to the general public.

This audio-visual translation aims to guide both demand and supply-side stakeholders and navigate Bangladesh’s short, medium, and long-term vision for agricultural mechanization and precision agriculture.

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06/10/2025

We’re excited to unveil the first episode of our brand-new podcast series - "Ag Econ & Policy Podcast" presented by HSATE.

Join us with our Host Dr. Akm Abdullah Al-Amin as he will sit with renowned Agri-Tech Economist and former International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) president, Professor James Lowenberg-DeBoer. Professor James is a leading expert in Agri-Tech Economic Modelling who will share his thoughts on ''Bangladesh's Precision Agriculture Prospects".

Stay tuned with HSATE for the final schedule release!

Don’t miss the insightful discussion as this podcast will guide demand and supply stakeholders!

24/09/2025

HSATE research funded by the International Growth Centre (IGC) directed by the The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE and University of Oxford has been presented online by Akm Abdullah Al-Amin at the AGRICO 2025 conference in Bangkok, Thailand.

This study is presented at the 12th International Conference on Agriculture AGRICO 2025 (https://agroconference.com/) ''Innovation Lightens the Future Way fo...

01/07/2025

Associate Professor, Dr. Akm Abdullah Al-Amin joined the Development Talk Series, and discussed- Bangladesh’s Agricultural Mechanization Loop: Low-Cost Precision Agriculture Could be the Game Changer.

DT talks with Dr. A.K.M. Abdullah Al Amin on "Bangladesh’s agricultural mechanization loop: Low-cost precision agriculture could be the game changer." Please...

19/06/2025

We are ready to share our final outcome soon. Keep your eyes on HSATE page to access the full report.

18/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Akm Abdullah Al-Amin, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, BAU, will be joining as a speaker in an upcoming webinar organized by RAPID, Bangladesh, on the topic "Economics of Smallholder Farms Evolutionary Mechanisation."

We are also honored to have Professor Dr. Nahid Sattar, Department of Agricultural Economics, BAU, as a discussant in the session.

Those interested are welcome to join the webinar through the link provided in the pinned comment.
Thank you.

10/05/2025

Policy implications: Appropriate Mechanization in Bangladesh is explained by Professor Dr. James Lowenberg-DeBoer, Elizabeth Creak Chair of Agri-Tech Economics, Harper Adams University, UK & Advisor, HSATE.
Akm Abdullah Al-Amin, PhD.
International Growth Centre

30/04/2025

HSATE Supply Stakeholders' Workshop news at The Daily Star.

Small agricultural machines tailored for Bangladesh’s smallholder farmers could drive a new wave of cost-efficient productivity and rural prosperity, experts said at a seminar yesterday.

30/04/2025

We are delighted to present the official documentary of our research project on “Appropriate Mechanization in Bangladesh for Sustainable Smallholders’ Arable Crop Farming: From Local Adoption to Scaling Up.”

The study is conducted by the HSATE - Hub for Smallholders' Agri-Tech Economics at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) commissioned by the International Growth Centre (IGC), directed through the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Oxford and UK Aid.

This research examines the economics of appropriate mechanization and adoption potentials of labour saving technologies.

Led by Dr. Akm Abdullah Al-Amin, Associate Professor at BAU, the team engaged in a year-long journey that included:

Use of nationally representative secondary data, nonproprietary data, field-level engagement, focus group discussions and key informants interviews in the Rajshahi division.

Economic modelling using linear programming to assess the profitability of mechanization alternatives and enterprises choice.

Evaluation of different farm management scenarios using two-wheel and four-wheel machines.

The documentary highlights our research works and presents possible pathways for profitable farmer owned smallholder mechanization— to guide national policy.

Watch to explore the scenarios, the methods, and the journey!

Worldwide smallholder farms with less than two hectares (ha) of land produce around one-third of the world’s food on just one-quarter of agricultural land. T...

16/02/2025

চতুর্থ শিল্প বিপ্লব (4IR), যা কৃষিতে চতুর্থ কৃষি বিপ্লব (4AR) বা কৃষি 4.0 নামে পরিচিত তা নিয়ে কৃষি যন্ত্রপাতি এবং বায়োরিসোর্স ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং (ICAMBE) 2025-এর ১ম আন্তর্জাতিক সম্মেলনের উল্লেখিত "Smart Agricultural Mechanization and Bioresource Utilization towards 4AR" থিমে HSATE এর গবেষণা প্রবন্ধ উপস্হাপনা করেন কৃষি অর্থনীতি বিভাগের সহযোগী অধ্যাপক ড. এ, কে, এম, আবদুল্লাহ আল- আমিন।

গবেষণায় বাংলাদেশের বর্তমান উৎপাদন অর্থনীতি এবং খামার ব্যবস্থাপনার প্রেক্ষাপটে নিজস্ব সম্পদ এবং প্রচলিত কৃষি যন্ত্রপাতি ব্যবহার করে চতুর্থ শিল্প বিপ্লবকে কিভাবে গ্রহণ করা যায় সে বিষয়ে পরামর্শ দেওয়া হয়েছে।

এছাড়াও, কৃষি ভর্তুকিকে 'ইয়ুথ এন্ট্রি পলিসি' (Youth Entry Policy) হিসেবে বিবেচনা করার কথা বলা হয়েছে, যার মাধ্যমে তরুণ প্রজন্মকে কৃষিতে উৎসাহিত করা যেতে পারে।

Dr. A. K. M. Abdullah Al-Amin (https://team.hsate.com/member/AQqpXAzVzJ8uIUIA6sVe) presented this speech at the 1st International Conference on Agricultural ...