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Changes in Land Use Pattern in Bangladesh Over the Last Two Decades

W. M. H. Jaim
Professor
Professor of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Rabeya Begum
Ex-Post Graduate studen
Ex-Post Graduate student of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Based on secondary data of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, an attempt has been made in this paper to evaluate the changes in land use pattern during the period of 1980/81 to 1999/2000. Absolute changes of land use for different purposes during this period as well as trend values and growth rates were estimated. The growth estimates showed that land not available for cultivation and culturable waste land significantly increased at the rates of 2.1% and 4.09% per annum respectively. As a result, net sown area significantly decreased at the rate of .61% per annum. On the other hand, significant increase in total cropped area at the rate of .28% per annum during the period however, compensated the loss of sown area. Further, it was found that land under forest area increased insignificantly during the last two decades. The rate of decrease of current fallow land over the period was also found to be insignificant

Keywords: Land,Use pattern,

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Start Date: 00-00-1980

End Date: 00-00-2000

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Land management

Objectives:

To evaluate the changes in land use pattern

Methodology:

As agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, land enjoys the highest importance as a resource. Another important aspect of land is that the rapid growth of population in a somewhat stagnant economy puts tremendous pressure on land, thereby adding scarcity value to a natural resource which is already in great demand. With the increase of population, use of land for non-farm and commercial activities as well as for housing and other purposes are increasing, thus gradually reducing the availability of cultivable land. Per capita cultivable land in Bangladesh reduced to only about .06 hectare at the end of 2000 (BBS, 2000). Small farms and landless households constitute about 80% of total rural households; the majority of whom depend on agriculture for their livelihood. It is obvious that total agricultural land over the periods in the past has not increased although population has increased significantly. It implies that in the near future, land available for cultivation decrease substantially which will have serious implication on agricultural production in Bangladesh. With the above background, the prime focus of this paper is to explore the changes in land use pattern in Bangladesh during the last two decades (from 1980/81 to 1999/2000).

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs XXVI, 1& 2(2003) 87-96

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Achievement/Findings:

The growth estimates showed that land not available for cultivation and culturable waste land significantly increased at the rates of 2.1% and 4.09% per annum respectively. As a result, net sown area significantly decreased at the rate of .61% per annum. On the other hand, significant increase in total cropped area at the rate of .28% per annum during the period however, compensated the loss of sown area. Further, it was found that land under forest area increased insignificantly during the last two decades. The rate of decrease of current fallow land over the period was also found to be insignificant.

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