Bangladesh Agriculture the largest producing sector of economy. Agricultural holdings in Bangladesh are generally small. Rice, Jute, Sugarcane, Potato

Over 80% of Bangladesh's workforce is rural, yet the vast majority are extremely poor, illiterate and politically marginalized. These farmers live in harsh and degrading conditions, earning a pittance working for landlords. Their situation is worsened through an absence of political and social awareness and a lack of capacity to defend their rights. As a result of this they are often exploited and oppressed. Women face an even more difficult situation due to the persistence of conservative religious structures that serve to oppress women, and LRC works to increase women's awareness and rights and campaigns to eliminate the discrepancy between treatment of women and men. Both War on Want and LRC believe literacy is a catalyst for the empowerment of the rural labourers and small farmers. LRC's literacy programme and rights training workshops provide workers with the means to organise themselves and to improve their educational and practical skills, both of which will equip them to better demand that their rights to be respected