Combating environmental degradation in Bangladesh: New urge for sustainable agricultural technologies
1997
Kashem, M.A. (Hiroshima Univ., Fukuyama (Japan). Faculty of Applied Biological Science) | Rahman, M.Z. | Mikuni, H.
Reducing environmental degradation in attaining sustainable agricultural development is now a days one of the important focuses of discussion. Environmental degradation is, of course, occurring in almost every countries in different frequencies. The present study focuses on different aspects of environmental degradation in Bangladesh. Empirical data was collected during November 1994 to January 1995. The findings reveal that a lot of environmental changes occurred in Bangladesh during the last ten years; the cultivation of modern rice varieties and vegetables have increased along with the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, on the other hand, the forest areas, and the production of pulses and oil seeds have been decreased significantly. The findings also showed that none of the government organizations has so far taken any programs for reducing environmental degradation as well as developing sustainable agriculture. None the less, some of the NGOs were found to have programs for minimizing environmental degradation and sustainability issues in agriculture. On the basis of environmental problems an attempt was made to develop a sustainability criteria for policy implications
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