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Change and Instability in Area and Production of Wheat and Maize in Bangladesh

M. N. Hasan
Scientific Officer
Statistics Station, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur.

Dr. M. A. M. Miah
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

M. S. Islam
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

Q. M. Alam
Chief Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

M. I. Hossain
Scientific Officer
Statistics Station, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study measured the change and instability in area, production and yield of two major cereal crops wheat and maize in Bangladesh on secondary data during 1980/81-2003/04 using different statistical techniques. Area and production of wheat increased satisfactorily. But yield was not increased to meet the demand of the country. In the case of maize significant increment was happened in yield during the study period. Area and production of maize also increased to fulfill the increasing demand of population. Presently production of maize increased more rapidly than its area. Growth in area, production and yield slightly improved in period-II of wheat, whereas the growth rate in area, production and yield of maize improved very satisfactorily. Though both of wheat and maize are unstable crops, maize shown very instability in its area and production because of its increasing tendency in the recent years.

Keywords: Change, instability, wheat, maize.

Location: Statistics Station, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur.

Start Date: 00-00-1980

End Date: 00-00-2004

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Wheat, Maize, Analysis and interpretations

Objectives:

(i) To measure the change in area, production and yield of wheat and maize in Bangladesh.

(ii) To measure the instability in area, production and yield of wheat and maize in Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Time series data on area, production and yields of different cereal crops for 24 years from 1980/81 to 2003/04 were collected from different issues of the statistical year book of Bangladesh and used in this study. The whole period was divided into two periods’ viz., period-I from 1980/81 to 1991/92 and period-II from 1992/93 to 2003/04 to compare in area, production and yield between the two periods.In order to examine the nature of change, instability and degree of relationship in area, production and yields of different cereal crops in Bangladesh, various statistical measures such as mean, correlation co-efficient and co-efficient of variation were worked out.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report 2007, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

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Achievement/Findings:

Overall condition of wheat production in Bangladesh is not satisfactory during the study period. Production of wheat was significantly increased by 1.138 and 1.259 times during the whole study period and period-II respectively by unit change in area. In the case of period-I, the production of wheat was not significantly increased as the co-efficient of production on area was found to be 0.67. The overall trend of maize production in Bangladesh is quite satisfactory. Production of maize increased by 1.94, 0.48 and 1.95 times during whole period, period-I and period-II due to increase in a unit area respectively. So, an increasing trend is found in maize production with the increase in its area expansion. Growth rate in production and yield of maize is greater than growth rate in area. Thus maize production in Bangladesh has bright future to meet the increasing demand.

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