bangladesh & potato

Bangladesh lies between latitudes 20° and 27°N, and longitudes 88°and 93°E.

Area:

Total: 147,570 km²

Land: 133,910 km²

Water: 10,090 km²

Land boundaries:

North & West: India

East: India & Mayanmer

South : Bay of Bengal

Total: 4,246 km

Coastline: 580 km

Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon

climate characterized by heavy seasonal

rainfall, high temperatures, and high

humidity.

Geography of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh

Liberation War

Background To The War British rule of India ended in

August of 1947.

Creating 4 new countries,

India, Burma, Sri -Lanka, and

Pakistan.

Pakistan was separated by

East and West, and they were

separated by thousands of

miles of Indian territory.

The East and West were also

very different in the way of

their culture, and the West

area dominated the political

ways of the country.

Independence From Pakistan

Declared : March 26,1971

Victory Day : Dec. 16, 1971

Genocide in Liberation War 1971(3 million people)

Another Example

The world against Pakistan

Sheik Mujib & Tajuddin Ahmed

The leaders of Liberation War

Divisions: 7

District: 64

Capital city: Dhaka

Government : Parliamentary

Time zone : BST (UTC+6)

Drives : on the left

Life expectancy: 70.06 years

Male: 68.21 years

Female: 71.98 years (2012 est.)

Facts of Bangladesh

The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those

who died for the independence of Bangladesh.

The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh.

National Flag of BANGLADESH

Jackfruit- National Fruit

Royal Bengal Tiger-National

Animal

Hilisha Ilisha -National Fish

Magpie-National Bird

Water Lilly-National Flower

Kazi Nazrul Islam-National Poet Ha du du (Kabadi)- National Game

National Symbol of

Bangladesh

Language

Bangla is our Mother Tung &official Language, also known as English

Shahid Minar (National Monument)

Total Population: 152,518,015

Population growth rate: 1.37%

Population Density: 1,033.5 /sq km

Male: 7,63,50,518

Female: 7,61,67,497

Rank Country Population

% of World

Population

1 China 1,354,040,000 19.11%

2 India 1,210,569,573 17.08%

3 United States 315,882,000 4.46%

4 Indonesia 237,641,326 3.35%

5 Brazil 193,946,886 2.74%

6 Pakistan 183,095,000 2.58%

7 Nigeria 170,901,000 2.41%

8 Bangladesh 152,518,015 2.15%

… … … …

25 South Korea 50,004,441 0.71%

Total Population in Bangladesh

Source: http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Bangladesh_glance.pdf

Religion in Bangladesh

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

Muslim Hindu Christian Buddhist

89.50%

9.50%

0.30% 0.70%

Grisma (March to May)

Summer (30 and 41 °C)

Bangladesh is a country where can see six seasons

Barsa (June to August)

Rainy Season

Sarat (September to October)

Autumn

Hemanto (October to November)

Late autumn

Seet (November to December)

Winter (5–15 °C)

Basanto (December to February)

Spring

Exports

$24.28 Billion

Ships, Jute and Jute products, Frozen fish and Seafood, Leather

and leather products, Ceramics, Pharmaceuticals, Cement,

Processed food& Fertilizer

Imports

$30 Billion (2012 est.)

Machinery and equipment, Chemicals, Iron and steel, Textiles &

Petroleum products

Economy of Bangladesh

Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June

GDP $118.7 billion (nominal; 2012 est.)

$305.5 billion (PPP; 2012 est.)

GDP growth 6.1% (2012 est.)

GDP per capita $2,000 (PPP; 2012 est.)

GDP by sector Agriculture: 17.3%, Industry: 28.6%, Services: 54.1% (2012 est.)

Population

below poverty line 31.5% (2012 est.)

Currency of Bangladesh

1 USD = 78 TK (Taka)

Natural Resource in Bangladesh

The country has large reserves of natural gas and some petroleum deposits

Its revering and coastal area fish and sea food resource are very substantial.

There are also large deposits of low-grade coal

The principal resources of Bangladesh are the fertile soils of the delta region

Foods in Bangladesh

Begun Vaji (Egg plant

Fried)

Beef Bhuna

Fish Curry

Sweets

Byriany

Chotpoti

Traditional Cloth

Shari

Lungi

Fotua

Pangabi

Three pieces

Naksi Katha

Transportation

Railway

Bus

Rhiksha

Engine Vehicle (Nosi mon)

Boat

Air

Festival in Bangladesh

Bengali New Year celebration-Pohela Boishakh


Spring festival- Bosonto Ushab


Cake festival- Pitha Ushab

Cox's Bazar the world's longest natural sandy Sea Beach

It is an unbroken 125 kms sandy sea beach.

Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest in the world

The forest covers 10,000 km2. of whi

ch about 6,000 are in Bangladesh

It became inscribed as a UNESCO

world heritage site in 1997

Mangroves are trees and shrubs

that grow in saline coastal habitats

Now the number of Rayal Bengal

Tigers are 400

Historical Places in Bangladesh

Parliament of Bangladesh, Dhaka National Memorial, Savar,

Dhaka

Shonarga, Dhaka Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka


Ahsan Manjil, Dhaka The Lord Curzon Hall, Dhaka

Tajhat Rajbari, Rangpur Kantazir Temple, Dinajpur


Paharpur, Naogaon

Mahasthangarh, Bogra

Mainamati, Commila

Shait Gambuj Mosque, Bagher hat


Chhota Sona Masjid, Rajshahi Buddsist temple, Bandarban

Oxford Mission Church, Barisal World War 2 Cemetery, Chittagong

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Bangladesh Agriculture at a Glance Total farm holding :15.089 million

Total area :14.845 million hectare

Forest :2.599 million hectare

Cultivable land :8.44 million hectare

Manpower in agriculture :62%

Total food crop demand :34.029 million MT

Total food crop production :34.787 million MT

Food-crop: Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pea, Maize, Potato, etc.

Cash crop: Jute, Cotton, Tobacco, Tea, etc.

Potato (Alu) edible tuber of the cultivated plant Solanum

tuberosum of the family Solanaceae.

Potato is the third major crop after rice and wheat in Bangladesh.

Total area is 0.472 million ha and total production is 8.5 million

tons (approx) in 2011-12

The average yield is 18.00 tons/ha

Bangladesh is 14th among the world potato producers and 3rd

largest in Asia

There are about 15 local and 32 HYV varieties of potatoes

cultivated in different parts of the country.

Major cultivated varieties are: Diamant, Cardinal, Granola,

Asterix, etc.

Facts of Potato in Bangladesh

Major Potato Variety in Bangladesh

Production Technology of Potato in Bangladesh

Land Type and Preparation

Deep well drained sandy loamy soil is the best soil for potato cultivation.

Prepare the land to a good tilth by 3-4 ploughing and leveling.

Seed Source: BADC and BARI

Seed rate:1.5-2.0 ton/ha

Planting Time: Whole month of November. Appropriate time is 15-20 November.

Planting distance:

Whole tuber (Line to line = 60 cm ,Plant to plant = 25 cm)

Cut tuber (Line to line = 60 cm, Plant to plant = 10-15 cm)

Methods of sowing: Ridge and furrow method.

Irrigation: Max-3-4

Earthing up: Earthing up should be done when the plants are 15 to 22 cm in height.

Haulm Pulling: The haulms should be pulled about 10 days before harvesting so

that the tuber skin matures and prevents the tubers from getting injured at

harvesting and grading.

Harvesting :

Harvesting can be done either manually or mechanically.

Within 65-70 DAP for early consumption/sale.

Within 85-90 DAP for seed purposes.

Within 90-100 DAP for long time storage.

Yield: 25-35 ton/ha


Insects Control Measures

Cut worm Spray Chlorpyrifos (Dursban20EC) @ 2ml/L of water

Aphids Spray Malathion (Maladan57 EC)@ 2 ml/L water.

Potato tuber moth Spray Carbosulfun (Marshal 20 EC)@ 2 ml/L water.

Major Insects Pests:

Aphids

Major Diseases


Diseases Control Measures

Late blight Spray with Mancozeb (Diathane M-45) @ 2g/L of water or

Mancozeb+Metalaxyl (Ridomeal gold 72WP) @ 1g/L of water

Common Scab Treat the seed with 3% boric acid before storing.

Bacterial wilt Uprooting of infected plants and stop irrigation. Apply staple

bleaching @ 20-25 kg/ha

Potato Leaf Roll

Virus (PLRV)

Uprooting of infected plants. Spray Malathion(Maladan57 EC) @

2 ml/L water to control aphids.

PVY and PVX Uprooting of infected plants Spray Malathion (Maladan57 EC) @

2 ml/L water.

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