Cooking the supper in Bangladesh

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A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal of the day after his hard work in Dhaka. He is preparing a rice dish which is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 11/02/2010. A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal after days’ hard work in Dhaka megapolis. He is preparing a rice dish. Rice is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. The demand for rice is constantly rising in Bangladesh with nearly 2.3 million people being added each year to its population of about 120 million. Rice production increases must be achieved at a faster rate than in most other countries, while the land planted to rice is not expanding. In addition, Bangladesh is faced with production constraints such as drought, lack of irrigation facilities, flooding and salinity of soils, coupled with fluctuating commercial rice prices. Yet, rice is central to Bangladesh's economy and agriculture, accounting for nearly 18 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and providing about 70 percent of an average citizen's total calorie intake. The rice area totals about 10 million ha and accounts for 75 percent of the total area of agricultural crops, and 93 percent of the total area planted to cereals. The rice sector is by far the most important provider of rural employment. Due to the increase in population, the average farm size has declined from 1.43 ha in 1961 to 0.87 ha in 1994. The average rice yield remains low at about 2.7 t/ha. Although substantial rice production growth was achieved during the 1976-93 period, growth since then has been negligible. This is mainly due to continued drought in most areas and excessive monsoon flooding in parts of the country. Dhaka on February 11, 2010.

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A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal of the day after his hard work in Dhaka. He is preparing a rice dish which is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 11/02/2010. A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal after days’ hard work in Dhaka megapolis. He is preparing a rice dish. Rice is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. The demand for rice is constantly rising in Bangladesh with nearly 2.3 million people being added each year to its population of about 120 million. Rice production increases must be achieved at a faster rate than in most other countries, while the land planted to rice is not expanding. In addition, Bangladesh is faced with production constraints such as drought, lack of irrigation facilities, flooding and salinity of soils, coupled with fluctuating commercial rice prices. Yet, rice is central to Bangladesh's economy and agriculture, accounting for nearly 18 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and providing about 70 percent of an average citizen's total calorie intake. The rice area totals about 10 million ha and accounts for 75 percent of the total area of agricultural crops, and 93 percent of the total area planted to cereals. The rice sector is by far the most important provider of rural employment. Due to the increase in population, the average farm size has declined from 1.43 ha in 1961 to 0.87 ha in 1994. The average rice yield remains low at about 2.7 t/ha. Although substantial rice production growth was achieved during the 1976-93 period, growth since then has been negligible. This is mainly due to continued drought in most areas and excessive monsoon flooding in parts of the country. Dhaka on February 11, 2010.

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A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal of the day after his hard work in Dhaka. He is preparing a rice dish which is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 11/02/2010. A Bangladeshi worker is cooking the last meal after days’ hard work in Dhaka megapolis. He is preparing a rice dish. Rice is extremely popular in almost all parts of Bangladesh. The demand for rice is constantly rising in Bangladesh with nearly 2.3 million people being added each year to its population of about 120 million. Rice production increases must be achieved at a faster rate than in most other countries, while the land planted to rice is not expanding. In addition, Bangladesh is faced with production constraints such as drought, lack of irrigation facilities, flooding and salinity of soils, coupled with fluctuating commercial rice prices. Yet, rice is central to Bangladesh's economy and agriculture, accounting for nearly 18 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and providing about 70 percent of an average citizen's total calorie intake. The rice area totals about 10 million ha and accounts for 75 percent of the total area of agricultural crops, and 93 percent of the total area planted to cereals. The rice sector is by far the most important provider of rural employment. Due to the increase in population, the average farm size has declined from 1.43 ha in 1961 to 0.87 ha in 1994. The average rice yield remains low at about 2.7 t/ha. Although substantial rice production growth was achieved during the 1976-93 period, growth since then has been negligible. This is mainly due to continued drought in most areas and excessive monsoon flooding in parts of the country. Dhaka on February 11, 2010.