Summary table
Factor | Details |
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Administrative Units | 8 divisions, 64 districts, 492 upazilas, unions link |
Major Crops | Rice, Jute, Wheat, Sugarcane, Tea |
Agriculture Seasons | Rabi (Oct-Mar), Kharif (Apr-Sep) |
Crop Production Ranks | Rice: Top 5, Jute: 2nd, Tea: Top 10 |
Food Security | Vulnerable due to natural disasters |
Food Insecurity | Climate change impacts, uneven food distribution |
Country context
Bangladesh faces food security challenges due to high population density, natural disasters, and uneven resource distribution. Climate change impacts, such as floods, droughts, and cyclones, significantly affect food production.
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1.01605 Bales = 5.60 MT
2.47105 Acre = 1 Hectare
1.01605 Maund = 27.22 MT
Crop Data
Context
Year and season definition
There are two main growing seasons in Bangladesh:
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Example, 2015 refers to April 2015 to April 2016. |
Season | Start Date | End Date | Example |
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Rabi | October 1 | March 31, Year +1 | Rabi 2015 = October 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016 |
Kharif | July 1 | September 30 | |
Boro | December 1 | May 31, Year +1 | |
Annual | January 1 | December 31 |
Primary crops
Major Crops are defined as Aus Rice, Boro Rice, Aman Rice, Potato, Wheat, and Jute.
Rice: Dominates agriculture, accounting for nearly 80% of the total cropped area. Among the top 5 producers globally.
Jute: Major A major export crop , known as "golden fiber." . Second-largest producer worldwide.
Wheat: Important cereal crop. Decreased cultivation in 2018-19 due to a shift towards more profitable crops. Favorable weather conditions and efficient seed and fertilizer management resulted in good yields despite reduced cultivation area.
Sugarcane: Significant for the sugar industry.
Tea: Significant export crop. Among the top 10 producers globally.
Other Crops: Pulses, oilseeds, fruits (mango, jackfruit, bananas), vegetables, and spices.
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Aus, Aman, and Boro Rice
We treat Aus, Aman, and Boro as the same crop (rice) , being cultivated under different production systems. Bangladeshi sources treat Aus, Aman, and Boro as different crops reflecting a mixture of season, crop variety, and production systemsystems.
Name | Season | Crop variety | Production system |
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Aus |
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| Broadcast |
Aman |
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| Broadcast and transplanted |
Boro |
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| Broadcast and transplanted; similar to transplanted aman both in their method of cultivation and crop habit |
Methodology
Survey Method: Major crops are surveyed using direct observation of agricultural fields and facilities. All other crops are surveyed by interviewing farmers about recent planting/harvesting activity.
Sampling Locations: Approximately 10,000 sampling locations are used, visited four times a year, to estimate agricultural data.
Crop Calendar: Bangladesh has a well-defined crop calendar, and surveyors use this to accurately capture each crop's production and area planted.
Yield Calculation: When ‘Yields’ are provided by the Agricultural Yearbook sources, they are calculated through precise measurement of by precisely measuring a small subset of the sampling locations. When Yields have not been provided, they are calculated based on reported area and production.
Crop Variants: In some cases, different crop variants were tracked in source documents, but only Total Crop figures are reported by FEWS NET. Source documents report Local, Pajam, Broadcast, HYV for Aman Rice; Broadcast, Local Transplanted, and HYV for Aus Rice; Local, HYV, and Hybrid for Boro Rice; Local, HYV, and Indian for Potato.
Data Correction
Steps have been taken to identify and correct flagrant errors in the data, such as misalignments, typos, and misreported figures.
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