Food Problems in Bangladesh

    Food is a fundamental right and a vital element for human existence. Bangladesh is beset with many problems. Food is one of them. In recent years this problem is growing more acute. Population of Bangladesh is increasing at a high rate but food production is not increasing proportionately. Bangladesh is a small country but its population is very huge. This adverse land-man ratio is posing food problem to the fore front of our national challenges in the coming decades. As we have seen above increasing population is the major cause of food problem. Anyway, there are a number of reasons of food problem in Bangladesh.

          Every year Bangladesh is losing thousands of hectors of its cultivable land due to housing and other infrastructural. Secondly our farmers mainly use unscientific tools and means of cultivation that hampers our food production. Moreover our agricultural lands are divided and subdivided and also highly fragmented. Sudden unexpected natural disasters like flood, storm, excessive rainfall, drought, etc. reduce the food production of the country. Lack of proper distribution of food also creates food crisis in the country.

Any decline or crisis in food production brings great distress to people especially poor people and seriously hampers economic growth of a country. The obvious result of food problem is starvation which in the long run leads to famine. When there is crisis or problem in food production, its prices rise.

Again in order to meet the demand for food supply, country has to import food gains from abroad with a heavy cost of foreign exchange. This poses a serious pressure on country’s economy and other sectors.

Food problem is a serious one and in Bangladesh sustaining food supply to increasing population is a major challenge reasonably coordinated and pragmatic effort in a necessary. Bangladesh must find ways to increase food production. We should go for hybrid crops and from his yielding seeds. We have to develop our cultivation system scientifically. And finally the mist important step is to control population explosion.

However as there is no alternative to food for our survival, we must solve this problem. Otherwise unprecedented and quite terrible disasters may fall on us. Starvation malnutrition, poverty and suffering will prevail frustration all our development projects and positive achievements.

Fish Cultivation

Bangladesh is the darling child of Nature. She has rained her bounties on her loving child profusely. Bangladesh is blessed with so many natural gifts. Fish is one of them. For this reason fish is a common item of our food. But at present this fish is the only source of forcing currency. That is why fish cultivation holds a bright prospect for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is the best suitable place for fish cultivation. Its soil and climate are congenial to fish cultivation. Bangladesh is a land of rivers, canals, ponds, lakes, tanks and big haors. Fishes live there. They breed and naturally grow there.

In countries like Denmark, fisheries are regarded as an important trade. They have done a lot to improve his trade and are now earning large sums of money by selling fish to foreign countries. In our country fisheries have been badly neglected so long though we have an enormous supply of fish. Our government has taken necessary measures and proper steps for the improvement of fish cultivation. A separate department of fisheries has been opened. It is doing useful work to develop this trade and to improve the lot of the people who are engaged in this profession. Today the people who are engaged in fish cultivation are granted bank loans and supplied with necessary appliances.

Now a day’s fish cultivation is a very profitable business. People engaged in this profession are earning a lot. So today not only the common people but many educated men, instead of turning any risky business or rendering service, have taken fish cultivation as their sole profession. Fish cultivation is less risky and less hazardous. With the help of a little investment it is possible to earn a big amount. They need not flatter anyone or to take shelter of any falsehood.

The benefits of fish cultivation are too many to be described. The people of Bangladesh like fish very much. It is next to rice. They cannot pass a single day without fish. It is very delicious and nutritious. Various delicious preparations are made of fish. They are cooked as curry or fry or kabab. Today fish cultivation is the most profitable business. It is a great source of income. The lion share or our foreign exchange is coming from fish. Fishing is a means of livelihood for many people in our country. There is a special caste of lower class Hindus with whom fishing is hereditary occupation. Now a day’s not only the poor Muslims but also people of different classes have taken fish cultivation as their profession and at the same time as source of their livelihood. It has gone a long way to solve our much talked unemployment problem.

There is no undisturbed blessing on earth. Everything has its dark side, So fish cultivation is not free from its dark side.  It has got some demerits. Sometimes it is attacked by virus and sometimes falls victim to natural calamities. Again there are touts, brokerers, who cheat the simple minded people engaged in this profession. Again many educated youth think fish cultivation beyond their dignity. There are not sufficient cold storages and ice factories.

Fish cultivation holds bright prospect in our country. It will go a long way to lead the country to the path of progress and prosperity.

My Motherland

The name of our country is Bangladesh. It is a small country situated in the south East Asia. Its area is 1,47,570 square kilometers. Dhaka is the capital of our country.

        Bangladesh is a land of over population. More than 17 corer people live here. Most of them are Muslims. The others are Hindus, Buddhists and Christians. People of all communities live here with peace and amity. The state language of the country is Bangla. There are also a number of tribal dialects. The national dress for men is pajama and Punjabi and for women, sari. But the educated people wear trousers and shirts and young women salwar and kamiz. Most people wear lungi and shirt.

        Bangladesh is a land of rivers. The Padma, the Mwghna and the Jamuna are the big rivers of the country. Her land is very fertile. Various kinds of crops and fruits are grown here. Rice is our staple food and jute and tea are our main cash crops. Mangoes, jack-fruits, pine-apples, papaws, coconuts, oranges, palms, guavas, bananas are very delicious and nutritious fruits of Bangladesh.

        There are six seasons in our country. They are summer, rain, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring. Every year natural calamities like flood, cyclone, draught etc. visit this country. Its climate is hot and humid.

        Bangladesh is a land of natural beauty. Numerous trees of different sizes have enhanced the beauty to a great extent. Flowers are the special gifts of nature. They have added beauty to the country offering their varied cooler, sweet smell and excellent charm.

        Bangladesh is the blessed child of nature. It is enriched with lots of natural resources. I am really proud living in such a beautiful country.