Increasing Cropping Intensity: Way to Increase Crop Productivity
by
Kbd. Abdul Malek
Prof. Dr. Md. Sekender Ali
The agriculture of Bangladesh is rich in diversity of crops, technology adoption and variation of nature of farming and farmers category in different agricultural regions. A large number of the people of Sylhet region of Bangladesh have been working and residing in England and other countries for a long time and their lands were fallow with any crop cultivation. Considering many of the parameters, the agriculture of Sylhetregion is quite different from other regions of Bangladesh. The absentee land owner, fellow land, natural calamities etc. are the main characteristics of agriculture of Sylhet region. Considering all these issues a project namely ‘Increasing Cropping Intensity in Sylhet Region’ is being implemented under the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the area. The project exercises a number of good practices for extension and advisory services. As result, the ultimate crop production of Sylhet region in Bangladesh is increased. Some of the good practices on extension and advisory services of the projects are noted here.