Natural Beauty of Bangladesh (Farmer's Paddy Field)

 Natural Beauty of Bangladesh (Farmer's Paddy Field)

Natural Beauty of Bangladesh (Farmer's Paddy Field)

The cultivation of rice in Bangladesh varies according to seasonal changes in the water supply. The largest harvest is aman, occurring in November and December and accounting for more than half of annual production.

Rice/Paddy in Bangladesh

Rice is the staple food of about 135 million people of Bangladesh. It provides nearly 48% of rural employment, about two-third of total calorie supply and about one-half of the total protein intake of an average person in the country. Rice sector contributes one-half of the agricultural GDP and one-sixth of the national income in Bangladesh. more...

Almost all of the 13 million farm families of the country grow rice. Rice is grown on about 10.5 million hectares which has remained almost stable over the past three decades

 

RICE PRODUCTION

 

We live on Rice. Rice is our staple food. There are many varieties of rice. They are mainly four- Aus, Aman, IRRI, and Boro. The Aman rice is the best among four. We get rice from paddy. The paddy plant is a kind of grassy plant. It grows three to four feet high. Then ears of paddy plant come out. Boro grows in low lands. In our country, IRRI grows all the year round. Paddy is husked into rice. We eat boiled rice with curry, pulses etc. Chira, Muri, and Khai are also made from rice. Bangladesh, China, Burma, Thailand, Japan, India, and Java is the main rice-growing countries. Burma, Thailand, Japan, India, and Java are the Amon rice-growing countries. In Bangladesh, rice is grown in plenty. At present, half of the total population of the world lives on rice. The climate and the soil are congenial to grow rice. So, we can export rice if we can increase its production.

 

Where grown: Rich grows well in hot and moist climate and in low-lying land white heavy rainfall occurs. Bangladesh is one of the largest producers of rich.

Kinds of rice: rich is mainly of four kinds, which grow in our country. They Aus, Aman, Boro, and IRRI. Aus is grown in April and reaped in July or August. Aman is transplanted in between July and August and reaped in December. Boro is in winter and reaped in spring. Recently, IRRI is widely cultivated throughout the year for its high yield. It grows well where irrigation facilities are available.

How to prepare: when paddy ripens, grains are separated from hay by getting trodden upon by oxen. Rich from paddy many is of two kinds. Atop and Siddha. When paddy is dried in the sun and husked for rice, it is called atop or un-boiled rice, when the paddy is first boiled and then dried and husked, it is called boiled rich. Husking is done either by a mill or by Dheki.

Usefulness: rice is the chief food of Bangladesh. Various kinds of food are prepared from rice. So rice is the most useful food grain of Bangladesh. The straw and the husks of paddy are not also left without uses. They are used as fuel.