Agriculture is defined broadly to include crop, livestock, forestry and fisheries.
Much of environmental research also falls under the purview of this Division. Recent major research includes those on poverty monitoring, micro credit, water resource management the evolving food policy of the country and modelling of future energy demand-supply balancing. The researchers in GED are involved mainly in research related to macroeconomic management, trade, management pertaining to monetary and fiscal policies. Other research which can not be so neatly defined also are some time carried out within this Division. Recent major research includes preparation of a new Human Development Report, sustainable livelihood, domestic resource cost of agricultural production and construction of a new Input-Output Table for the Bangladesh Economy.