Bangladesh
is mainly an agriculture country. But with the food she produces she cannot
feed all her people. There is a big shortage of food every year. So there is
the problem of food and question of growing more food has arisen. In our
country the causes of food shortage are mainly three. First, our land has lost
its capacity to grow more food for want of proper care. Secondly, our
population is increasing year after year, but production of our food is not
increasing. Thirdly, floods, cyclones, pests and insects are causing harm to
our crops.
To solve the problem we have to increase
the production of food grains. To do this we have to take up scientific method
of cultivation. We should use manure and expand irrigation facilities.
Co-operative farming should be introduced. All kinds of land should be brought
under cultivation. We should try to grow two or more crops in the same land. We
should also take measures to protect food crops from drought, floods, pests and
other harms of nature. Last of all, it is necessary to give land to the actual
tillers ot the soil.
Various measures have been taken to fulfill this objective. Irrigation facilities are being extended. Hundreds of
canals have been dug up. The cultivators are being supplied with manures
and good seeds. Peasants are being persuaded to adopt modern method of cultivation
and training is being imparted to them. An easy system of agricultural credit
is being introduced and co-operative farming is being encouraged. Above all, measures to remove illiteracy are being taken up on a country wide scale.
Because of all these measures the food situation of the country is getting
improved gradually.
There is food problem all over the world.
So we should not lose heart. We should all work together to make the Grow More Food
Campaign a success. There is still much scope to increase the production of food
in our country. The goal before us of attaining self-sufficiency in food is
certainly attainable. For this we have to pool all our resources. The problem cannot be met by any single agency or organization, nor by a few in the
administration. It can be met only by the concerted efforts of the whole nation
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