L. Finch

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | L. Finch |Oiwan Lam |Kevin Rennie |Teodora C. Hasegan

There is hardly a sector in Bangladesh where USAID has not left its mark. Back in the 1960s, rice production was far lower, but thanks to agricultural advancements — modern seeds, improved techniques, and strategic support — our yields have multiplied, even as arable land has decreased. Growing up in our villages, we had no electricity. Well into the late 1970s and 1990s, we relied on hurricane lamps.