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dc.contributor.authorRahman, Sanzidur
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-25T10:52:42Z
dc.date.available2015-12-25T10:52:42Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.identifier.issn0129-7619
dc.identifier.issn1467-9493
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/4016
dc.description.abstract

This paper provides a detailed analysis of agricultural land use change in Bangladesh over a 59-year period (1948-2006) and examines how these have impacted crop diversity, productivity, food availability and the environment. The key findings of the analysis are: first, land use intensity has increased significantly over this period, mainly from the widespread adoption of a rice-based Green Revolution technology package beginning in the early 1960s; second, contrary to expectation, crop diversity too has increased; third, although land productivity has increased significantly, declines in the productivity of fertilizers and pesticides raise doubts over sustaining agricultural growth; fourth, food availability has improved, with a reversal in the dietary energy imbalance in recent years despite a high population growth rate; and finally, the production environment has suffered with widespread soil nutrient depletion experienced in many agroecological regions. The policy implication points towards crop diversification as a desired strategy for agricultural growth to improve resource economy, productivity and efficiency in farming in Bangladesh. © 2010 The Author. Journal compilation © 2010 Department of Geography, National University of Singapore and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

dc.format.extent254-269
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectagricultural land use change
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectcrop diversity
dc.subjectfood availability
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectBangladesh
dc.titleSix decades of agricultural land use change in Bangladesh: Effects on crop diversity, productivity, food availability and the environment, 1948-2006
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume31
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalSingapore Journal of Tropical Geography
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-9493.2010.00394.x
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