© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Science and Education Publishing. Table 1. Size distribution of farm households in Bangladesh, 1960 and 1983-84 Agriculture Census 1960 Agriculture Census 1983-84 Small Medium Large Overall Percentage of total number of farm holdings 51.6 37.7 10.7 70.3 24.7 6.0 Percentage of area 16.2 45.7 38.1 29.0 45.1 25.9 Average area of farm holding (acres) 1.4 4.3 12.0 3.5 0.9 4.1 11.9 2.3 Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: The Bangladesh Census of Agriculture and Livestock; 1983-84, Vol. 1 p. 32, and Statistical Year Book of 1979, p. 147. [12] Saif Uddin Ahammad et al. The Dynamics of Agricultural Land Management System in Bangladesh: The Challenges for Sustainable Development. American Journal of Rural Development, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, 5-18. doi:10.12691/ajrd-5-1-2 © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Science and Education Publishing.