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NATURAL RESOURCES
. - natural gas, arable land, timber, coal.

- The principal resources of Bangladesh are the fertile soils of the
delta region, the long growing season, and the heavy rainfall
suitably distributed over the year for growing rice and jute. The
nation's abundant water supplies are used to produce hydroelectric
power and for irrigating farmlands during the dry season.
Although minerals have traditionally been economically
unimportant, the country has large reserves of natural gas and
some petroleum deposits. Natural gas is piped into Dhaka and
CHITTAGONG for industrial use. There are also large deposits of
low-grade coal, mined at Jamalpur.
WILD LIFE. - The wiIdIife of
BangIadesh includes Bangladesh's flora and fauna and their
natural habitats.The dhole is an animal which is on the verge of
extinction.The most endangered asiatic top predator of 2010, the dhole is
on edge of extinction. There remain less than 2500 members of species in
the world.
The majority of the human population lives in or around large cities and this
has helped to limit deforestation to some extent. However, the growth
rate continues to increase at an alarming rate and this has placed large
demands on the environment and lead to subsequent clearing of
numerousnatural habitats. Though several areas are protected under law, a
large portion of Bangladeshi wildlife is threatened by this growth.
Bangladesh is home to roughly 22 species of amphibian, 17 species
of marine reptiles, 109 species of reptile, 388 species of birds, 110 species
of mammals and 3 species of marine mammals. n addition to the
large bird count, a further 240 species of migratory birds swell bird numbers
each year. The vast majority of these creatures currently dwell in an area of
land that is some 150 000 sq kilometers in size! This is a remarkable
achievement to say the least. However this does not mean all is well with
the country's natural heritage. So far a number of creatures have
disappeared completely from the country and a further 201 species are
threatened. The dhole, Asiatic wild dog is now endangered by habitat and
preying species loss and human persecution. Notable species that have
disappeared from Bangladesh are the one-horned Rhinoceros, the two-
horned Rhinoceros, the Gaur, theBanteng, Hog deer and swamp
deer, ndian Wolf, marsh crocodile and wild buffalo. Generally,such a large
loss will usually effect the environment to a greater or lesser degree and
result in environmental imbalance

AGRCULTURE -
Bangladesh is primarily an agrarian economy.
Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of
economy since it comprises about 30% of the
country's GDP and employing around 60% of the
total labour force. The performance of this sector has
an overwhelming impact on major macroeconomic
objectives like employment generation, poverty
alleviation, human resources development and food
security.

Meeting the nation's food requirements remain the
key-objective of the government and in recent years
there has been substantial increase in grain
production. However, due to calamities like flood,
loss of food and cash crops is a recurring
phenomenon which disrupts the continuing progress
of the entire economy.

Agricultural holdings in Bangladesh are generally
small. Through Cooperatives the use of modern
machinery is gradually gaining popularity. Rice, Jute,
$ugarcane, Potato, Pulses, Wheat, Tea and Tobacco
are the principal crops. The crop sub-sector
dominates the agriculture sector contributing about
72% of total production. Fisheries, livestock and
forestry sub-sectors are 10.33%, 10.11% and
7.33% respectively.

Bangladesh is the largest producer of Jute. Rice
being the staple food, its production is of major
importance. Rice production stood at 20.3 million
tons in 1996-97 fiscal year. Crop diversification
program, credit, extension and research, and input
distribution policies pursued by the government are
yielding positive results. The country is now on the
threshold of attaining self-sufficiency in food grain
production.




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