Substantial increase in irrigated area and use of modern rice varieties have led to rapid growth of crop production in Bangladesh in the last decade. Continued and accelerated agricultural growth, which is important both for national economic growth and for poverty alleviation, will require further intensification. There is rising concern, however, that intensive agriculture may be undermining Bangladesh’s natural resource base and its environment due mainly to large scale land degradation that is taking place all over Bangladesh. Land degradation leading to change in cropping and crop production is threatening the agricultural sustainability of many countries, especially developing countries with scarce land resources. Read More
