It was then established by the Agricultural Development Corporation as the East Pakistan Agricultural
Development Corporation. The corporation has completed the 54th year of establishment on October 16, 2015. In 1975, BADC was renamed as Bangladesh Agricultural
Equipment Supply and Services Corporation (BAISSC), since it was considered
different from the other development organizations of the government's agricultural sector. But in 1976 the name
of the BAISSC was re-changed and the name of the BADC was reinstated. Although BADC is based in Dhaka city as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of
Agriculture, the scope of its service extends across the whole of Bangladesh. Field offices are upstream to the upazila level, and in some cases, there is a vast network of offices in remote areas.
The power of the corporation's general and administrative guidance and decisions related to other matter
is entrusted to the Board of Directors headed by the Chairman. The corporation's organizational structure consists of five wings. These are: Seeds and Gardens, Minor Seeds, Fertilizer Management, Finance and Administration.
The administrative wing is managed under the direct supervision of the chairman and the other wings are managed under the supervision of the concerned member-director
. Basic tasks conferred on BADC are: Due to the production, procurement, procurement, procurement, storage and distribution of agricultural inputs in the whole country and the
need for irrigation for essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizer supply and land and underground water. Be done Professionals from various
professions such as agriculture, engineering, economy, management etc. are working together in BADC. The total number of posts granted was 25,451. But in the early 90s,
the withdrawal of man-made activities from BADC and privatization of irrigation and reduction in manpower due to normal and voluntary retirement. Through a
Gazette notification, in 1999 (Bangladesh Gazette published in November 22, 1999) Corporation was reconstituted and some new activities were provided on quality seed production and irrigation. With the help of new
projects and programs, BADC provides financial support for the use of surface water for irrigation, strengthening the production process through G2G system,
strengthening the production of high yielding varieties and increasing the production of adverse tolerant varieties.
