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New Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Food Production in Bangladesh

In: The ‘Green Revolution’ and Economic Development

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  • Mohammad Alauddin

    (University of Queensland)

  • Clement Tisdell

    (University of Queensland)

Abstract

Domestic food production has increased tremendously in Bangladesh as a result of its adoption of the new agricultural technologies associated with the Green Revolution. Unfortunately, however, Lester Brown’s comments that such technology ‘is literally helping to fill hundreds of millions of rice bowls once only half full’ (Brown, 1970) does not apply to Bangladesh (cf. also Remenyi, 1988). In fact its expanding food production has not kept pace with population growth and Bangladesh has become increasingly dependent on imported foodgrain. More rice bowls are now half-filled or not quite half-filled! In addition, indications are that the growth rate of food production in Bangladesh is tapering off and that sustaining the growth rates of recent years is becoming ecologically more difficult. Furthermore, as a result of its change in agricultural technology (to higher ‘tech’ production), Bangladesh has become more dependent on foreign technology and imports of inputs required to maintain agricultural production. This dependence could also threaten the sustainability of Bangladesh’s economic growth. While the present study does not wish to take a pessimistic view, there is cause for concern.

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  • Mohammad Alauddin & Clement Tisdell, 1991. "New Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Food Production in Bangladesh," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The ‘Green Revolution’ and Economic Development, chapter 13, pages 263-282, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37745-5_13
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230377455_13
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