Agriculture Systems In Bangladesh .pptx

Agriculture In Bangladesh

1. Agriculture In Bangladesh Md. Kawsar Ahammad Rakib

2. Introduction Agriculture is the largest employment About 60% of the labor force is employed in agriculture Besides, Agriculture impact on major economic objectives like employment generation, poverty alleviation, human resources development, food security, and other economic and social forces Contributes about 14.2% to the country’s GDP 2

3. Characteristics Non-mechanized farming Depends largely on nature Irrigated land 56% Cropping intensity 179% Mainly subsistence farming

4. Agricultural Products 4 Two types of branch contain in agriculture Food Crops (rice, wheat, tea, jute, sugarcane, potato, various vegetables in winter season, fruits, and so on) Animal Agriculture (poultry, fisheries, dairy farming)

5. Major Challenges Population growth High fertilizer use Inefficient water use Pests and diseases Lack of quality seeds Climate change Unfair price of agricultural product

6. Impacts of Climate Change Flood About 80% land are low laying Flood affected 30-70% areas Causes of water logging and river bank erosion Cyclone Brings storm , flood, salinity water Damages all types of crops of affected areas Drought Western and north western districts of the country are mostly affected About 25% of the country suffer water stress in dry season 6 Soil Salinity Sea level rise After Cyclone Aila, many farmers couldn’t cultivate rice for three consecutive years And salinity intrusion increased by 27 % from 1973 to 2009 Flood occurs by the that About 25% of the country will be inundated Also brings the salinity water to the land

7. Thank You Md. Kawsar Ahammad Rakib ID: 2012386643 Course: ENV 203.7 2/3/20XX Sample Footer Text 7