1. Phyaical Quantity of Lost Output Taka Equivalent / yr (Million)
Table 4. Estimation of land degradation in Bangladesh
Nature of Degradation
Phyaical Quantity of Lost Output
Taka Equivalent / yr (Million)
Water Erosion
Cereal Production loss = 1.06 Mt/yr
Nutrient Loss = 1.44 Mt/yr
Fertility Decline
Cereal Production Loss = 4.27 Mt/yr
Addl Inputs= 1.22 Mt/yr
Salinization
Total Production Loss= 4.42 Mt/yr
Acidification
Total Production Loss= 0.09 Mt/yr
561.51
Source: BARC, 1999 [5].
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, doi: /ajrd-5-1-2
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