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BASIC
INFORMATION OF AGRICULTURE IN BANGLADESH |
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1. |
Area of
Bangladesh
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147570 sq. km
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2. |
Total population
(January 1999)
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128.1 million
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3. |
GDP (1998-99)
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755.73 billion
Tk.
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4. |
GDP Growth rate
(1998-99)
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5.2%
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5. |
Agricultural
Growth rate (1998-99)
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5.0%
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6. |
No. of Rural
Household
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17.83 million
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7. |
No. of non-Farm
Household
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6.03 million
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8. |
No. of Farm
Household
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11.80 million
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9. |
No. of Agril.
Labour Household
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6.40 million
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10. |
Small Household
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80% (9.42
million)
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11. |
Medium Household
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17.50% (2.08)
million)
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12. |
Large Household
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2.50% (0.3
million)
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13. |
Cultivated Area
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17.77 million
acres
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14. |
Cultivated Area
per Household
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1.5 acres
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15. |
Cropping
Intensity (1996-97)
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174%
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16. |
Irrigation Area
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8.59 million
acres
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(Source: Statistical Year Book of Bangladesh,
98, BBS.)
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