A plurality of Bangladeshis earns
their living from agriculture. Although rice and jute are the primary
crops, wheat is assuming greater importance. Tea is grown in the
northeast. Because of Bangladesh's fertile soil and normally ample water
supply, rice can be grown and harvested three times a year in many
areas. Due to a number of factors, Bangladesh's labor-intensive
agriculture has achieved steady increases in food grain production
despite the often unfavorable weather conditions. These include better
flood control and irrigation, a generally more efficient use of
fertilizers, and the establishment of better distribution and rural
credit networks.
Although rice and jute are the primary
crops, maize and vegetables are assuming greater importance. Due to the
expansion of irrigation networks, some wheat producers have switched to
cultivation of maize which is used mostly as poultry feed.
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