Bangladesh is a densely populated country. Most of the population of this country has to depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Moreover, the population is still growing fast. So the agriculture sector will have to face a lot of challenges in the near future. The major challenges are given below:
The cultivable land, water and climatic gifts are decreasing every day, but the population is increasing. So agricultural productivity has to be increased for the growing vast population by making proper use of limited resources....
Friday, November 17, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Problems of Agriculture sector in Bangladesh
Agriculture is one of the most important factor in the economy of Bangladesh. Although the share of agriculture in GDP is declining day by day, but it is still a great source of employment in Bangladesh. New technology is coming frequently which help to enrich agriculture. Although the technology has advanced, the problems and challenges of agriculture sector in Bangladesh are not solved yet. This sector has to face so many problems every day which act as a barrier for the development of this sector. The problems of this...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Role of Agriculture in Economic Development of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country whose economy is dependent on agriculture. The country has aimed at accelerated economic growth, human resource development and self-reliance in the 21st century. To fulfill the mentioned target, a greater portion of people have to involve in agriculture in order to continue the food supply for a large population. Because this country has a bountiful fertile land which is suitable for crop diversification. The yield of every crop grown in these fertile land is increasing day by day which have a great...
Monday, November 13, 2017
Opportunities and constraints of Crop Diversification
Crop diversification is the shifting from one crop or cropping system to another crop or cropping system which is done by observing the market demand for making more benefit. It is now practiced more or less by the farmers of Bangladesh. It is becoming popular day by day. However, there are both opportunities and constraints for the diversification of crop in this country which are given below under the head.
Opportunities:
The term crop diversification is now a more discussed topic in the arena of agriculture throughout...
Crop Diversification in Bangladesh
Crop diversification is the new form for sustainable production in the sector of agriculture. It is the move from present crop or cropping system to another crop or cropping system for making more benefit. It is very important step for the development of economy in Bangladesh.
This country is suitable for practicing crop diversification due to favorable climate and soil conditions for the production of a variety of crops throughout the year. For spreading out diversification in crop, A crop diversification project was started...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Crop Diversification and its Benefits
Crop diversification is the new pattern in the sector of agriculture for sustainable production. It means the move from existing crop or cropping system to another crop or cropping system. It is the change in crop choices and input use decisions which are made by observing the market forces for making more benefit. Hayami and Otsuka (1992) said that crop diversification is the shift of resources from low value agriculture to high value agriculture.
Crop diversification is not only a move from occasional and low value crop(s)...
Monday, November 6, 2017
Agriculture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a very populous country in the world whose economy is still now dependent on agriculture. According to Agriculture Information Services 2017 and Ministry of Agriculture 2016, this sector is contributing 14.75% to the GDP. It is also seen that 57% labor of 47.33% farm labor worked in crop sector in the Bangladesh Economic Review 2011. The performance of this sector has a significant impact on the employment generation, food security, poverty alleviation, etc. Most of the people of this country live on the income...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
What is Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture is now a days a very popular term in the world of climate change. But the phrase was not known before 1980s. This term is first used by the Australian agriculturist Gordon McClymont and first published by Wes Jackson in his book New Roots for Agriculture in 1980.
Sustainable Agriculture is an approach of agriculture where farming is done by using resources in such a way that the resources are not depleted or permanently damaged. It is based on an understanding of ecosystem. It may be defined as the...
Friday, November 3, 2017
What is Agriculture
Although it has successfully passed about 10,000 years since its starting, there are so countless queries in the world of internet on what is agriculture. I thought that this is certainly amazing due to the common usage of the term agriculture. But after becoming graduate in Agriculture, I realized that this apparently high curiosity for the clarification of the word is reasonable in view of its large coverage, its various application as a science, arts and business. Now I would like to answer to the main question what is...
A Short History of Agriculture
Agriculture is the vital enterprise in the world. Its history is directly related with the story of humankind’s development. Human beings were hunters and gatherers before starting plant cultivation. After learning how to take care for the soil and growth of plants, the development of human society occurs by allowing clans and tribes to stay in one place year after year. According to archeological evidence, it is found that such development...
