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Agricultural
Database
Food Production:
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Table
2.05 : Foodgrain
Production and Requirement Gap
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Year
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Mid-Year
Population
Million
|
Requirement
@ 16.0 oz
Per day/head
(000 m tons)
|
Domestic
Availability
(Rice + Wheat)
(000 m Tons)
|
Requirement
Gap
(000 m Tons)
|
Imports
(Rice + Wheat)
(000 m Tons)
|
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1980-81
|
89.90
|
14,884.00
|
13,241.00
|
1,643.00
|
1,077.00
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1981-82
|
91.90
|
15,215.00
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12,907.00
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2,308.00
|
1,225.00
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1982-83
|
93.90
|
15,545.00
|
13,464.00
|
2,081.00
|
1,844.00
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1983-84
|
96.00
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15,894.00
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13,832.00
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2,062.00
|
2,058.00
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1984-85
|
98.10
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16,242.00
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14,240.00
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2,002.00
|
2,588.00
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1985-86
|
100.30
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16,606.00
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14,237.00
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2,369.00
|
1,201.00
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1986-87
|
102.50
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16,970.00
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14,588.00
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2,382.00
|
1,769.00
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1987-88
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104.70
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17,334.00
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14,556.00
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2,778.00
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2,919.00
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1988-89
|
106.80
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17,662.00
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14,648.00
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3,014.00
|
2,138.00
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1989-90
|
108.90
|
18,030.00
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16,446.00
|
1,583.00
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1,534.00
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1990-91
|
111.00
|
18,377.00
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16,975.00
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1,402.00
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1,577.00
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1991-92
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113.00
|
18,708.00
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17,083.00
|
1,626.00
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1,563.00
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1992-93
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115.00
|
19,040.00
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17,257.00
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1,783.00
|
1,183.00
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1993-94
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117.00
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19,371.00
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17,183.00
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2,188.00
|
966.00
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1994-95
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119.00
|
19,702.00
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15,670.00
|
4,032.00
|
2,568.00
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1995-96
|
122.10
|
20,215.00
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17,150.00
|
3,065.00
|
1,584.00
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1996-97
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124.30
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20,779.00
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18,301.00
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2,478.00
|
730.00
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1997-98
|
127.20
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20,943.00
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18,598.00
|
2,345.00
|
849.00
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Source:
BBS & Ministry of Food.
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Figure 2.3 : Foodgrain Production and Requirement Gap
Notes :
Availability excludes 11.58 % of
total Production for seed, feed & post harvest losses as per study
on "Seed, Feed and Post Harvest Losses", Ministry of Food.
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Table
2.06 : Average
Per Capita Per Day Intake of Food Items in Bangladesh
Gram Per Capita Per Day
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Food
Items
|
FAO
Standard
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Actual
Intake
1988-89
|
Intake
IFPRI Findings
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Cereals
|
397.00
|
499.80
|
436.17
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Pulses
|
74.00
|
21.80
|
6.08
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Gur
& Sugar
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34.00
|
9.10
|
1.61
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Milk
|
99.00
|
22.00
|
4.24
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Meat
|
37.00
|
6.10
|
2.96
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Fish
& Eggs
|
26.00
|
40.70
|
25.96
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Vegetables
|
342.00
|
183.20
|
202.94
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Fruits
|
44.00
|
13.30
|
3.58
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Oils
|
17.00
|
9.20
|
3.84
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Source:
BFNSR, World Bank Report # 4974.BD. January 31,1985.
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