Agricultural Development In Bangladesh: Prospects For The Future (westview Replica Edition)

The performance of the agricultural sector and other related areas of the economy of Bangladesh are assessed in this book, which includes descriptions and analyses of Bangladesh's natural and human resource bases; trends in agricultural input use and production of major crops; the agricultural marketing system; public sector interventions, organization, and financing; donor programs; and the agricultural research, extension, and educational systems. The authors identify positive factors contributing to sectoral growth and development as well as specific constraints to progress and conclude by offering an overall development strategy for achieving increased agricultural productivity, complete with specific policy and programming recommendations. Study of agricultural development in Bangladesh, 1972 to 1982 - covers the role of the agricultural sector, land utilization, land tenure, population characteristics, agricultural production, agricultural marketing, agricultural administration, development aid, agricultural education, agricultural research, etc.; discusses obstacles to, and agricultural policies for progress. Bibliography, graphs, maps, statistical tables E. Boyd Wennergren, Charles H. Antholt, And Morris D. Whitaker. Bibliography: P. 363-373.