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 from agriculture.
As the Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate, its agriculture is highly dependent on the weather. Sometimes, the crops of this country are damaged due to unwanted natural calamities. World Bank said in his one report that the total arable land is decreasing day by day in Bangladesh. It is around 1% per year. The size of farms is decreasing gradually due to highly increasing population, unmanageable land ownership and the complexity of inheritance.
The main crops like rice, jute and tea are dominating as agricultural exports for decades. Although the rice is cultivated almost totally for local consumption, jute and tea are the crops for earning foreign currency. Besides these crops, the farmers of this country grow maize, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and various fruits and vegetables for the internal consumption.
Rice is grown in this country throughout the year as Aus, Aman or Boro. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh stands 4th position in the world presently in case of rice production. The production is higher largest in the Aman season. Its production in 2015-16 was around 35.06 million metric tons which is 2 million metric tons higher than that of previous economic year and the production of wheat was 1.35 million metric tons in 2015-16. Both the crops play an important role for becoming self-dependent in food production. The food grain production is slowly increasing due to a number of factors such as irrigation and better controlling of flood, a more efficient use of fertilizers and pesticides, and the establishment of better distribution and rural credit networks. However, sometimes the production of these crops vary significantly due to the weather conditions. As a result Bangladesh has to import food from the foreign country or take international assistance.
Jute which is called the golden fiber of Bangladesh is widely cultivated in this country. It is the 2nd highest producer of jute in the world after India and the leading exporter of fiber. Jute fiber is used mainly for the carpet backing, burlap bags, cheap paper and other purposes.
Tea is also grown in this country mainly for export. It grows well in the highlands of northern and eastern regions of this country. According to Bangladesh Tea board, this crop is contributing 1% to the GDP and the production in 2015 was around 67378 ton of tea leaves.
Although the agriculture of Bangladesh is not so much developed due to many factors, but this country is trying her best to uplift the condition of agriculture by taking different suitable measures.
As the Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate, its agriculture is highly dependent on the weather. Sometimes, the crops of this country are damaged due to unwanted natural calamities. World Bank said in his one report that the total arable land is decreasing day by day in Bangladesh. It is around 1% per year. The size of farms is decreasing gradually due to highly increasing population, unmanageable land ownership and the complexity of inheritance.
The main crops like rice, jute and tea are dominating as agricultural exports for decades. Although the rice is cultivated almost totally for local consumption, jute and tea are the crops for earning foreign currency. Besides these crops, the farmers of this country grow maize, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and various fruits and vegetables for the internal consumption.
Rice is grown in this country throughout the year as Aus, Aman or Boro. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh stands 4th position in the world presently in case of rice production. The production is higher largest in the Aman season. Its production in 2015-16 was around 35.06 million metric tons which is 2 million metric tons higher than that of previous economic year and the production of wheat was 1.35 million metric tons in 2015-16. Both the crops play an important role for becoming self-dependent in food production. The food grain production is slowly increasing due to a number of factors such as irrigation and better controlling of flood, a more efficient use of fertilizers and pesticides, and the establishment of better distribution and rural credit networks. However, sometimes the production of these crops vary significantly due to the weather conditions. As a result Bangladesh has to import food from the foreign country or take international assistance.
Jute which is called the golden fiber of Bangladesh is widely cultivated in this country. It is the 2nd highest producer of jute in the world after India and the leading exporter of fiber. Jute fiber is used mainly for the carpet backing, burlap bags, cheap paper and other purposes.
Tea is also grown in this country mainly for export. It grows well in the highlands of northern and eastern regions of this country. According to Bangladesh Tea board, this crop is contributing 1% to the GDP and the production in 2015 was around 67378 ton of tea leaves.
Although the agriculture of Bangladesh is not so much developed due to many factors, but this country is trying her best to uplift the condition of agriculture by taking different suitable measures.
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