?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F29182%2F&rft.title=Sustainable+Agriculture+and+Food+Security+of+Bangladesh+%E2%80%93+Issues+and+Recommendations&rft.creator=Hossain%2C+Shaikh+Tanveer&rft.subject=+Farming+Systems&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+Animal+husbandry&rft.subject=+Crop+husbandry&rft.subject=+Food+systems&rft.description=Bangladesh+agriculture+heavily+depends+on+chemical+fertilizers+and+pesticides.+Application+of+these+compounds+over+a+long+period+resulted+into+poor+soil+fertility%2C+human+and+animal+health+hazards%2C+disturbed+eco-balance%2C+all+leading+to+low+productivity%2C+soil%2C+water+and+air+pollution.+Moreover%2C+the+cost+of+agriculture+has+increased+manifold+with+declining+yield+levels+and+growing+dependence+on+market+for+purchase+of+chemical+fertilizers+and+pesticides.+Hence+the+most+urgent+concern+is+to+make+judicious+use+of+chemical+inputs+and+application+of+bio-products+so+as+to+ensure+minimal+damage+to+the+environment+without+any+reduction+in+yield+of+crops.+%0D%0AFood+security+is+also+challenging+considering+the+climate+change%2C+land+degradation+and+natural+disasters.+Until+recently%2C+sustainable+agricultural+technologies+are+not+highlighted+as+important+both+by+the+research+institutions+and+by+the+policy+makers.+The+country+continues+to+be+characterized+by+a+large+agrarian+base%2C+with+more+than+three+quarters+of+the+population+living+in+rural+areas+and+roughly+80+percent+of+this+population+are+living+directly+off+the+land+or+from+agriculture+related+activities.+Small+farmers+in+Bangladesh+are+struggling+to+compete+in+today%E2%80%98s+liberalized+and+globalised+market+place.+This+chapter+will+comment+on+importance+of+sustainable+agricultural+technologies+for+food+security%2C+environment+and+livelihood+improvement+in+Bangladesh.+&rft.publisher=Nova+Science+Publishers+Inc.&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F29182%2F2%2F29182.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Hossain%2C+Shaikh+Tanveer++++(2013)+Sustainable+Agriculture+and+Food+Security+of+Bangladesh+%E2%80%93+Issues+and+Recommendations.++++In%3A++++++Multifunctional+Agriculture%2C+Ecology+and+Food%3A+International+perspectives.++Nova+Science+Publishers+Inc.%2C+NewYork%2C+USA%2C+pp.+257-268.+++++++++