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FOOD PROBLEM IN BANGLADESH
Food is an essential thing for any living creature. We eat food so that we may live. Bangladesh which is mainly an agricultural country is not self-sufficient in food. She cannot feed all her people with the food she produces. There is a big shortage of food every year. So there is the problem of food and question of growing more food has arisen.
Our country is suffering from food problem for different reasons. First, our population is increasing year after year, but production of our food is not increasing. Secondly, our land has lost its capacity to grow more food for want of proper care. Then unscientific cultivation and lack of proper distribution of land are also responsible for shortage of food. Besides, floods, cyclones, pests and insects are causing harm to our crops. Moreover, it is our negligence to take an effective policy to grow more food our people. In order to solve the problem we have to increase the production of food grains. To do this we have to take up scientific method of cultivation. We should use manure and expand irrigation facilities. The scientific tools of agriculture should be made available in cheap rate. Co-operative farming should be introduced. All kinds of land should be brought under cultivation. We should follow the natural method of ‘rotation of crops’ to keep the fertility of the land intact. We should also take measure to protect food crops from drought, floods, pests and other harms of nature. Loans on easy terms should be sanctioned to the cultivators for farming. Electrification is a must for the development of the rural areas. It is also necessary to give land to the actual tillers of the soil. The livestock should be raised properly so that they can serve us more effectively. Our livestock are also helpful for growing more food. Besides, we should take steps to increase our fish production. On the whole, our over population should be checked for the greater welfare of the country.
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FOOD PROBLEM IN BANGLADESH
Food is an essential thing for any living creature. We eat food so that we may live. Bangladesh which is mainly an agricultural country is not self-sufficient in food. She cannot feed all her people with the food she produces. There is a big shortage of food every year. So there is a problem of food and question of growing more food has arisen.
Our country is suffering from food problem for different reasons. First, our population is increasing year after year, but production of our food is not increasing. Secondly, our land has lost its capacity to grow more food for want of proper care. Then unscientific cultivation and lack of proper distribution of land are also responsible for shortage of food. Besides, floods, cyclones, pests and insects are causing harm to our crops. Moreover, it is our negligence to take an effective policy to grow more food for our people.
In order to solve the problem we have to increase the production of food grains. To do this we have to take up scientific method of cultivation. We should use manure and expand irrigation facilities. The scientific tools of agriculture should be made available in cheap rate. Co-operative farming should be introduced. All kinds of land should be brought under cultivation. We should follow the natural method of ‘rotation of crops’ to keep the fertility of the land intact. We should also take measures to protect food crops from drought, floods, pests and other harms of nature. Loans on easy terms should be sanctioned to the cultivators for farming. Electrification is a must for the development of the rural areas. It is also necessary to give land to the actual tillers of the soil. The livestock should be raised properly so that they can serve us more effectively. Our livestock are helpful for growing more food. Besides, we should take steps to increase our fish production. On the whole, our over population should be checked for the greater welfare of the country.
Various measures have been taken to fulfill this objective. Irrigation facilities are being extended. Hundreds of canals have been dug up. The cultivators are being supplied with manures and good seeds. Peasants are being persuaded to adopt modern method of cultivation and training is being imparted to them. An easy system of agricultural credit is being introduced and co-operative farming is being encouraged. Above all, measures to remove illiteracy and being taken up on a country wide scale. Because of all these measures, the food situation of the country is getting improved gradually.
There is food problem all over the world. So we should not lose heart. We should all work together to make the ‘Grow More Food Campaign’ as success. There is still much scope to increase the production of food in our country. The goal before us of attaining self-sufficiency in food is certainly attainable. For this we have to pool all our
resources. The problem cannot be met by any single agency or organisation, or by a few in the administration. It can be met only by the concerted efforts of the whole nation. So, we all should be wise and sincere enough to remove the problem from our country.
Food Problem
(Introduction, Description or causes of food prob km, Natura(calamities, How to solve, Conclustion)
Bangladesh is nothing but an agricultural country. Directly o indirectly about 74% people of the country live on agriculture Bangladesh faces the chronic scarcity of food, because she can produce enough food to feed her people. Now-a-days, food proble has become an annual affair. Every year there is a shortage of foe in the country. So, we have to import a large quantity of food gra from foreign countries.
The food problem in Bangladesh is the result of many factors. Th alarming growth of population is one of them. The population I increasing by leaps and bounds day by day. But the production • food can not keep pace with our increasing population. The secon cause is the old method of cultivation in Bangladesh. That is, th farmers plough their lands with pair of bullocks and a woodo plough. Consequently, the production of crops is very low. Mor. over, the farmers of our country are illiterate. They have very littl knowledge of irrigation and the use of manure. They are not famili; with modern scientific methods of cultivation. They have to depen mainly on the, vagaries of nature.
Bangladesh is a land of rivers. We find natural calamities like floo• cyclone, tidal waves and drought every year. The huge portion • our food grain becomes a victim to these calamities.
This problem can easily be solved. We should apply mode scientific methods of cultivation. Irrigation facilities can ensur better food production. The flood control measures should also I taken. Proper embankments should be constructed so that the floo• water can not overflow the banks. Birth control is our first and foremost duty to solve this problem. We should control the rapid growth of population. Moreover, our traditional eating habit should be changed.
Indeed food problem is undoubtedly a vital issue in our national life, There is food problem all over the world. So, we should not lose heart. We have to determine to solve this problem by hook or bj crook. Hence, effective preventive measures should be taker without delay.
The Food Problem in Bangladesh
Introduction: Bangladesh is a dreamland in Asia. She is blessed with huge natural wealth. Yet now Bangladesh is beset with many acute and major problems. Food problem has become one of the most dangerous problems in Bangladesh. In the recent months this problem has become very severe which can't be described in words.
Present situation: The present situation of food problem. is acute than ever before. The. supply and the production of food .are very low in proportion to the demand of food. Now an acute famine is going on due to the acute shortage of `food. Day by day the supply of food is wonderfully lessening while the 'demand. of food is increasing rapidly. Now millions of people are starving for want of food. As a result, thousands of; people are suffering from ' food poisoning. The normal life has already been hampered, owing to the shortage of food. Causes of food problem: There are a lot of reason of the food problem in Bangladesh. The 'reasons a r e as follows : -
(a) Every year Bangladesh h is losing about 80 thousand hectares of her cultivable-, land because of housing, setting up mills, factories, schools, colleges, hospitals, building roads and hi&liconstructionays and other construction works.
(b) The alarming rining growth of our population is a prime cause of this problem.
(c) The demand of food is increasing day by day due to rapid growth of population.
(d) The production of food-grains is going down day by day.
(e) Natural disasters are also a root cause of the shortage of food.
(f) Tlie short supply of the good seeds. and the fertilizer is also ii increasing this problem.
(g) The high price of good seeds and fertilizers is also another root cause of the
shortage of food.
(n) The frequent failure of electricity hampers our food production.
(i) The old method cultivation also harms our food production.
The acute poverty of our farmers is also a main cause of this problem.
(k) Illiteracy and social unawareness are greatly hampered due to our
food. production.
i) The dishonesty of a businessman is also liable for the shortage of food. (in) The misuse of our properties is also another principal cause of this problem.
Remedies : The following necessary steps should be taken to control our food problem
(a) The destruction of our cultivable land must be -stopped.
(b) Indiscriminate construction of buildings, roads, and industries should be stopped.
(c) High-rise buildings should be built to 'save our land.
(d) The new scientific method of cultivation should be introduced.
(e) The alarming high growth rate of our population must be checked.
(f) Early marriage must be banned.
(g) Illiteracy must be removed.
(h) The supply of good seeds and the production of fertilizer should be increased.
The price of the seeds and the fertilizers should be cut clown.
(J) Public awareness should be increased.
(k) Our food habits should be changed.,
(l) Our irrigation system should be improved.
(m) Our businessmen and the traders should be taught about the value of the good moral character in our real life.
(n) Corruption must be rooted out.
(o) Population explosion must be controlled.
(p) Our assets should be utilized properly.
Conclusion : It is obvious that now the shortage of food is a burning question in Bangladesh. It affects our all development efforts and programmes seriously. If we fail to stamp out the food problem our development plans and activities' will standstill and starvation, malnutrition, poverty will become very acute very soon.
FOODS OF BANGLADESH
The economy for Bangladesh mainly depends on agriculture. Most of the people of Bangladesh earn their livelihood by farming. Many kinds of crops grow in plenty in our fertile lands. For this, agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Bangladesh.
Climate and soil of Bangladesh are most suitable for the cultivation of several kinds of food crops. Most of the crops in Bangladesh grow in plain and fertile lands. A large number of rivers carry the silts that make our land fertile and help to grow many crops.
Bangladesh is an agricultural country and here about 90% of our people depend wholly or partially on agriculture. They produce various kinds of agricultural products. These productions can chiefly be divided into two classes----------
i) Cash crops and ii) Food crops
There are some fruits which grow in all season of the year, among these the banana, the coconut, the papaw, the guava, the lemon are most popular.
The banana is a common fruit of Bangladesh. It is grown in all the districts and all the seasons. Munsigonj and Narsingdi are famous for banana. Banana has several varieties such as Sagore, Shabri, Chapa, Agniswar etc. It is very nutritious and sweet.
Papaw is a delicious fruits. It keeps the liver function active. The papaw is grown in all the districts and in all seasons.
The coconut is a common fruits of Bangladesh. It grows in all seasons. Its water is a sweet drink and its kernel is a tasty food.
The mango, the orange, the lichi, the black-berry, the jack fruits, the pineapple etc. grow in the different seasons.
There are some fruits which grow in summer season. They are the mango, the jack-fruit, lichi etc.
The mango is the most remarkable fruits of Bangladesh. It is called the king of fruits. It grows in all districts of Bangladesh. It has many varieties such as Fazli, Langra, Mohanbhog, Gophalbhag, etc. Rajshahi, Dinaipur, Chapai-Nawabgonj and Bogra produce the best kind of mangoes. Ordinary mangoes are grown in every part of Bangladesh.
It is our national fruit. It grows in the rainy season. It is the biggest of all fruit in size. It is a great source of vitamin. It grows largely in the districts of Dhaka, Mymenshigh and Chittagong and the every parts of the country.
Pineapple is a flashy and juicy fruit. It is very nutritious. It’s found in the rainy season. It grows mostly in Madhupur, Tangail. It also grows in Sylthet, Chittagong, Comilla and Mymensingh districts.
Lichi is a small juicy fruit. Rajshahi is famous for lichi.
Among winter fruits orange, plum etc. are remarkable. The orange is a juicy and sweet fruit. It grows only in Sylhet. Plum is available in every parts of Bangladesh.
There are many other fruits in Bangladesh. Among the fruits, blackberries, dates, melons, wood-apples, guava, lemons etc, are remarkable. These fruits are both nutritious and tasty.
If we want more fruits, we should plant more fruit trees in our gardens and houses because, they’re important sources of vitamins. They also bring foreign currency. So, we should be active in the cultivation of fruits.
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