Formal Region Delineation on the Basis of Agricultural Productivity and Growth Center
Journal Title: Trends in Civil Engineering and its Architecture - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Agricultural is the largest employment sector of Bangladesh and most of the people earn their living from agricultural production. The magnitude of agricultural production varies spatially as agricultural production depends on topography, the fertility of the land, availability of river, availability of marketing place, input and so on. The intent of our study is to regionalize all the 64 districts of Bangladesh based on Boro production, fish production and the number of growth center and to analyze the impact of it on rural development. To do so, the data are collected from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the composite index method was employed to analyze the data. The data reliability is checked through statistical parameters named level of skewness, kurtosis and standard error of the mean. Then acquired data is classified by using the mean standard deviation method, equal class interval method and the arithmetic mean method. Comparing the three histograms it is found that equal class interval method has more symmetrical shape, hence more normally distributed. Results show that most of the areas are moderately producing the agricultural product. The findings of this study can be used to find out the location which can be best suited for the agricultural industry. Since 2000, agriculture became a powerful driver for alleviating poverty in the rural economy of Bangladesh [1]. Rice and Jute are the primary crops. By utilizing the benefits of fertile soil and ample water supply, rice can be grown and harvested three times a year in many areas. It contributes 29% of gross domestic product and 63% people are engaged with agriculture. There have been several types of rice Aus, Amon, Boro etc. Among all these Boro crops contribute more. Fish is the second main food of Bangladesh. Bengalis cannot do much without rice and fish. Bangladesh is the 4th largest fish producing country with a total production of around 3.26 Million Tones. In 2012, this sector contributed 4.4% of GDP and 23% of total agricultural production. So, it is clear that the agriculture of Bangladesh largely depends on Boro production and fish production which largely contribute to rural development. Growth center is the core of the trade of these agricultural products. In Bangladesh, the growth center basically refers to the rural markets which have been developed through the provision of infrastructure. In Bangladesh, there is total 3003 growth center [2]. So, the number of growth center largely contributes in rural trade. But agricultural production and distribution through growth center vary in different part of the country due to locational advantage or disadvantage, climate condition, and water availability. So, given that view, we explore formal regions based on Boro production, Fish production, and availability growth center. Thus, the level of rural development in the different region of Bangladesh. Because this type of formal regionalization is necessary to analyze the district from which we can get better feedback in terms of the agricultural industry. Agricultural industry gets influenced by several factors like prices of commodities, the farmers provide and are also associated with products obtained as a result of farming. Availability of growth center helps farmers to get adequate prices of their product. Through the establishment of agricultural industry, proper technology and training can be provided to further enrich the agricultural sector of those particular districts. Given that view, this study tries to identify the difference in agricultural production in the different district throughout the country.Region means a large tract of land; a country; a more or less defined portion of earth’s surface, as distinguished by certain natural features, climatic conditions, a special fauna, and flora or the like [3]. The process of the delineating region is called regionalization. Regionalization can also be defined as a means of arranging the number of points on the earth surface and to observe the uniformities and regularities of phenomena upon it and to establish definite theories, models, systems, and structure. Before the industrial revolution, the purpose of delineation of the region was to find out the homogeneity of phenomena. The formal region is a geographical area which is uniform or homogeneous in terms of selected criteria such as topography, climate, industrial or agricultural-type [4]. Regions are treated as an important source of competition in economic geography [5]. According to J Glasson described “A formal region is a geographical area which is uniform or homogeneous in terms of selected criteria such as topography, climate, industrial or agricultural-type’’.
Authors and Affiliations
Nazmun Nahar Lubna, Muhaiminul Islam, Tisha Sarkar, Anutosh Das
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