Agriculture 2

Agriculture  science and practice of producing crops. The other sub-sectors of agriculture are livestock, poultry, fish and fisheries, and forest and forestry. The agriculture of Bangladesh largely depends on the amount and distribution of the rainfall ie the southwest monsoon, which comes during June-October. Since agriculture is the mainstay of the majority of the people of Bangladesh, the article deals with all relevant aspects, which are given below.
    History
    Agricultural land
    Agricultural biodiversity
    Production of major crops
    Cropping pattern
    Agricultural labour
    Agricultural credit
    Agricultural marketing
    Agricultural policy
    Agricultural education and research
    Development of crop variety
    Crop pests and diseases
    Agricultural resources
    Environmental issues related to agriculture
    Agricultural machinery
    Farm inputs and implements
    Technology used in agriculture
    Agricultural agency
    Agricultural extension and training
History From very ancient times agriculture has been the main source of the livelihood of the vast majority of the population of the territories that constituted the Bengal province as in 1911, and in the two parts into which this province was subsequently divided independent Bangladesh and West Bengal under the Indian Union. The pattern has been more or less the same in other parts of the sub-continent. But the fact that almost the entire Bengal constitutes a flat, alluvial plain traversed by three mighty rivers the ganges, brahmaputra and meghna and their innumerable tributaries, with plenty of rainfall, make agricultural operations relatively easy. Consequently, population pressure on agriculture has been particularly heavy in this region.
The decline in industrial activity, especially in the production of cotton textiles, during the early British rule further added to this pressure. Indeed, by 1921 about four-fifths (77.3%) of the total population became... [continues]

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