Yield Gaps, Production Losses and Technical Efficiency of Selected Groups of Fish Farmers in Bangladesh From: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Ara, Laila Arjuman; Alam, Md Ferdous; Rahman, Mohammad Masudar; Jabbar, M A | Copyright Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Oct-Dec 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

With a total land area of 147, 570 sq. km Bangladesh is characterised by high population (129.2 million; 2001 estimate), rapid population growth (1.76 per cent per annum since 1990), high population density (about 800 persons per sq. km or only 0.57 ha per head) and low per capita income US$ 386 per year. Bangladesh is one of the low-income countries in the world where the majority of the population suffer from food insecurity; a growing population demands ever more food. ...