Agricultural Database

Food Production:


 

Table 2.05 : Foodgrain Production and Requirement Gap

Year

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)

1980-81

89.90

14,884.00

13,241.00

1,643.00

1,077.00

1981-82

91.90

15,215.00

12,907.00

2,308.00

1,225.00

1982-83

93.90

15,545.00

13,464.00

2,081.00

1,844.00

1983-84

96.00

15,894.00

13,832.00

2,062.00

2,058.00

1984-85

98.10

16,242.00

14,240.00

2,002.00

2,588.00

1985-86

100.30

16,606.00

14,237.00

2,369.00

1,201.00

1986-87

102.50

16,970.00

14,588.00

2,382.00

1,769.00

1987-88

104.70

17,334.00

14,556.00

2,778.00

2,919.00

1988-89

106.80

17,662.00

14,648.00

3,014.00

2,138.00

1989-90

108.90

18,030.00

16,446.00

1,583.00

1,534.00

1990-91

111.00

18,377.00

16,975.00

1,402.00

1,577.00

1991-92

113.00

18,708.00

17,083.00

1,626.00

1,563.00

1992-93

115.00

19,040.00

17,257.00

1,783.00

1,183.00

1993-94

117.00

19,371.00

17,183.00

2,188.00

966.00

1994-95

119.00

19,702.00

15,670.00

4,032.00

2,568.00

1995-96

122.10

20,215.00

17,150.00

3,065.00

1,584.00

1996-97

124.30

20,779.00

18,301.00

2,478.00

730.00

1997-98

127.20

20,943.00

18,598.00

2,345.00

849.00

Source: BBS & Ministry of Food.


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.

Table 2.06 : Average Per Capita Per Day Intake of Food Items in Bangladesh
Gram Per Capita Per Day

Food Items

FAO
Standard

Actual Intake
1988-89

Intake
IFPRI Findings

Cereals

397.00

499.80

436.17

Pulses

74.00

21.80

6.08

Gur & Sugar

34.00

9.10

1.61

Milk

99.00

22.00

4.24

Meat

37.00

6.10

2.96

Fish & Eggs

26.00

40.70

25.96

Vegetables

342.00

183.20

202.94

Fruits

44.00

13.30

3.58

Oils

17.00

9.20

3.84

Source: BFNSR, World Bank Report # 4974.BD. January 31,1985.


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