Project : Development of Agriculture In Bangladesh

Table of Contents

Introduction Objective of the study Crop diversification Methodology Sources of data Labor resources Information collection An overview of the project Using of human resources Sharp decline in jute export Fisheries and Livestock Agricultural GDP Exportation Earning from export products Development of agriculture Policy of the agriculture Information collection Limitation of the report Conclusion Reference

Introduction:
Bangladesh has a primarily agrarian economy . Our country is the agricultural based country . Agriculture is the single largest and most important producing sector of Bangladesh's economy with a growing population and one of the world's lowest land areas per caput . 80% of the population is engaged in agriculture (66% of the labor force) . Fifty-seven percent of the labor force is engaged in the crop sector which represents about 78% of the value added in the agricultural sector. The share of agriculture in GDP has fallen from around 57% in the 1970s to 35% in recent years but is still the largest economic sector. It is also the source of many of the small industrial sector's raw materials, such as jute, and accounts for 32% of the value of exports.we can earn lot of forex by exporting agricultural products. In short, agriculture is the driving force behind economic growth in Bangladesh and, as a result, increasing food and agriculture production have always been major concerns of Bangladeshi policy-makers.

Objectives of the study:

This report was prepared working at different field. To prepare this report, the mainly focus was on agricultural fields . However,

information was collected from farmers ,officers, whole saller, retailer and my practical knowledge. This is primarily a descriptive report, but an attempt has been made to do some basic analysis.

Crop Diversification:
Crops
Rice
Jute Wheat

Range of land
75%
3% 4%

Other

20%

Methodology:
The methodology of this report involved informal interviews, observation as well as analysis of secondary data. We informally

interviewed the farmers and officers. We have observed the activities of the farmers of different fields; we had also observed the practical work of different agricultural fields.

Sources of data:
This report is prepared based on primary and second data with

special emphasis practical observation. While preparing the report, information has been taken from the following sources:

The primary sources: Observation of the practical activities of farmers in the fields Informal interviews of the respective officers and the sum of

farmers Practical work experience from the officers and farmers

The Secondary data: Daily newspaper Searching different websites.

Labor resources:
Skilled labor
Unskilled labor

Information Collection:
We collect our information by pactical work in many fields in rural areas. We were gone to different districts of ruralside areas . We had asked some question to the farmers , officers and reasercher. When they start their work ? What type of problem thay face ? Is there any problem to farmers by working day and night ? What the farmers earn by the exporting products ?

An overview of the project:

To meet these objectives, it was decided to mobilize INRAs capacities for economic modeling, as well as multidisciplinary expertise of the institute in agronomy, animal production, environmental sciences, nutrition etc in the context of a foresight approach.
In practice, representation and simplified hypotheses concerning the factors governing global demand and regulatory tools (international trade regulations and agricultural policies) were established, enabling the construction of scenarios as combinations of these hypotheses. The effects of these different scenarios on agriculture, the agrifood industry and the environment were determined firstly, using economic simulation models, secondly, based on work by specialist panels. Placing agricultural policies in perspectives was then achieved by comparing the situations associated with each scenario: what are the contextual factors for demand and regulation that have the greatest influence on agriculture? Which synergies between these factors are thus highlighted? What are the margins for manover for government action? What are the conditions necessary for their efficiency or necessity? This project was carried out in the context of a programmed involving INRAs foresight unit and economic modelling experts from its Social Sciences ,agriculture and food , rural development and environment Divition (SAFE2). A group of experts representing a broad range of skills and professinal points of view provided supporrt throughout the proces, drawing up scenarios and analytical grids for their consequences and enhancing interpretations of the results of modelling and panel work thorugh their reactions and discussions

Economical analysis:
Invest for development of farmers: Bangladesh need lots skill farmers. But most of the farmers of our country is skilled or unskilled. Government should more invest to increases skill farmer. Show the budget for farmer and development of farmer in every year But this amount is insufficient for our farmer. Government should invest more money to development of farmers.

Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

TK (corer) 133 70 56 90 106 96 119 120

2009-10
2010-11*

69
72

Using of human resources

Agricultural Labour Force

year

Total labour force (million)

Agriculture labour force

1989 1990-91 1995-96 1999-00

46.50 44.70 49.10 51.80

33.70 30.20 31.00 32.60

Sharp decline in jute export

According to Export Promotion Bureau, raw jute and jute goods worth 16.3 million dollars and 0.96 million euros have been exported from this region in October of the current year. In November, raw jute worth 1.45 million dollars and 73 thousand euros has been exported to 14 countries.

Fisheries and Livestock

The role of Fisheries and Livestock sectors in the development of agro-based economy of Bangladesh is very important and promising. They contribute around 8% to national income, which also is 32% of the total agricultural income. About 90% of animal protein in our diet comes from fish and livestock. The main functions of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock are to preserve fisheries resources, fulfill the requirement of animal protein through proper management and planned development, increase socio-economic conditions of fishermen, create employment opportunities for rural unemployed and landless people, expand foreign exchange earnings by exporting fish and fishery products and to innovate new technologies through research for fisheries development and preservation.

Agricultural GDP

Exportation:
Bangladesh is the world's leading exporter of raw jute and

jute products, including carpet backing, twine and sacking. It accounts for as much as 24% of world jute production. shrimp, are also sizeable, and followed by export earnings from the leather industry. Natural gas production is of increasing importance. Its major product, urea fertilizer, has more than doubled in output in the last decade and the country now exports fertilizer mainly to neighboring Asian countries. Within the agriculture sector, tea follows jute as an important cash crop and export product; however it represented only 1% of the country's total export earnings in 1994/95.

Export earnings from fish and fish products, in particular

Earning from export products:

Development of agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture helps the agriculture, food and bioproduct1 sectors to grow and achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability, supporting the delivery of safe, healthy and high quality food and bioproducts. The Ministry: Delivers programs to stabilize farm incomes against circumstances beyond farmers control; Works to balance urban / agriculture interests; Supports a regulatory system and practices that promote environmentally sustainable systems, fo safety and socially responsible production practices; Monitors and manages the risk of diseases that threaten B.C.s plant and animal production syst Provides guidance to the sector to increase innovation, competitiveness and profitability to met consumer demands; Supports the agriculture industry to contribute to the green economy; Works with other ministries, federal partners and other governments, stakeholders and industry ensure sustainable marine fisheries; and, Supports the growth and development of the seafood sector. The Ministry relies on inter-agency partnerships such as those with the Agricultural Land Commission and the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board. The Commission is an administrative

Continuation..

Monitors and manages the risk of diseases that threaten B.C.s plant and animal production systems; Provides guidance to the sector to increase innovation, competitiveness and profitability to meet consumer demands; Supports the agriculture industry to contribute to the green economy; Works with other ministries, federal partners and other governments, stakeholders and industry to ensure sustainable marine fisheries; and, Supports the growth and development of the seafood sector. The Ministry relies on inter-agency partnerships such as those with the Agricultural Land Commission and the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board. The Commission is an administra

Policy of the agriculture :

Membership of the International Food & Agricultural Trade

Policy Council Carlo Trojan, Chairman | The Netherlands Carl Hausmann, ViceChairman | United States Marcelo Regunaga, Vice-Chairman | Argentina

Bernard Auxenfans (France) Malcolm Bailey (New Zealand) Devry Boughner (United States) Joachim von Braun (Germany) Piet Bukman (The Netherlands) Jason Clay (United States) Csba Cski (Hungary) Pedro de Camargo Neto (Brazil)

H.S. Dillon (Indonesia) Franz Fischler (Austria) Michael Gifford (Canada) Masanori Hayashi (Japan) Jikun Huang (China) Sarah Hull (United States) Nicolas Imboden (Switzerland) Robbin Johnson (United States) Hans Jhr (Switzerland) Timothy Josling (United Kingdom) Willem-Jan Laan (The Netherlands) Rolf Moehler (Belgium) Raul Montemayor (Philippines) Joe OMara (United States) J.B. Penn (United States) Carlos Perez del Castillo (Uruguay) Michel Petit (France) Lord Henry Plumb (United Kingdom) Hiroshi Shiraiwa (Japan) James Starkey (United States) Jerry Steiner (United States) Robert L. Thompson (United States) Ann Tutwiler (United States) Ajay Vashee (Zambia)

The limitation of the report:

First of all the time limitation, it is not possible to gather all

the information about the agriculturel crops and its effects based on some fields in this short period. As an assignment it was not possible for us to collect all the necessary information. We had to complete this report within a very short span of time that was not sufficient for investigation. Besides this, it was very difficult to carry out the whole analysis on the basis of limited scope of field Also some farmers and officers are very reluctant to give the information about the agricultural materials and fields and its effects on their daily activities.

Conclution
The agriculture sector is the single largest contributor to income and employment generation and a vital element in the countrys challenge to achieve self-sufficiency in food production reduce rural poverty and foster sustainable economic development. The Government has therefore accorded highest priority to this sector to enable the country to meet these challenges and to make this sector commercially profitable.
Agriculture is the determining factor for food security as well as pro-poor development of Bangladesh economy. The Problems of agriculture are multifaceted. So the ways of addressing the challenges should be comprehensive, global and participatory for sustainable agricultural development.

Hope government will take the agricultural issue seriously and we the peoples will be benefited. We have also face to solve the problem. Wih the significant decline in jute projuction ,diversification is essential to break into export markets and continue to make a significant contribution to GDP. We should do any work which will increase development of the agriculture

Reference:

Information Sources in Agriculture and Food Science. Lilley, G. P. 1981. D. H. Hill Ref S494.5.I47 I53 1981 Natural Resources S494.5.I47 I53 1981 Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science. Arntzen, Charles J., and Ellen M. Ritter. 1994. 4 v. D. H. Hill Ref S411 .E713 1994 Vet Med Ref S411 .E713 1994 The Agriculture Dictionary. Herren, Ray V., and Roy L. Donahue. 1991. D. H. Hill Ref Desk S411 .h37 1991
Illustrated. Good for laymen or professionals. Dictionary of Agriculture: From Abaca to Zoonosis. Lipton, Kathryn L. 1995. D. H. Hill Ref S411 .L55 1995 has good appendices. Farm Chemicals Handbook (serial). 2000. D. H. Hill Ref Desk S631 .F37 v.86 2000 Handbook of Agriculture. Yester, Mari~Paz, and Juan Gostincar. 1999. D. H. Hill Ref S493 .Y87 1999 Handbook of Animal Science. Putnam, Paul A. 1991. D. H. Hill Ref SF65.2 .h36 1991 Vet Med SF65.2 .h36 1991 The Insecticide, Herbicide, Fungicide Quick Guide (annual revisions). Page, B.G., and W.T. Thomson. D. H. Hill Library has 1971, 1977-present. D. H. Hill Ref SB951 .I49 (current volume. Earlier volumes are in the bookstack tower.) Arranged with each group of pesticides cross-referenced to the crop for which they are registered for use. The back of each pesticide section gives an alphabetical listing of the chemicals, with the pests each one will control. Includes conversion tables.

Work presentation:
Work presantation of

each member of the group

Sulala Jafar Rafa Hoque Sinthia Nusrat Jahan Sonia Farhana Rummana Khanom