A Critical Look at Efficacy of Mega Water Development Projects and its Impact on Crop Productivity in the Southwest Region of Bangladesh

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2018 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 5 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : Robin, T.A, Ahammed S.S, Rabbani, K.A, Khaleque, M.A, Datta, D.K

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V5I6P101

How to Cite?

Robin, T.A, Ahammed S.S, Rabbani, K.A, Khaleque, M.A, Datta, D.K, "A Critical Look at Efficacy of Mega Water Development Projects and its Impact on Crop Productivity in the Southwest Region of Bangladesh ," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 5,  no. 6, pp. 1-5, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V5I6P101

Abstract:

There have been many flood control or water development projects in Bangladesh with varying degrees of success. The stated objective for most large scale flood control projects is in increasing cultivated area which in turn is expected to increase the agricultural yield. The aim of this paper is to critically analyze whether mega flood control projects done in the southern region of Bangladesh has had any effect on the stated objective of increasing rice yield. It can be expected that flood control protection would lead to more cultivated area and should show an increase in rice production. Rice productivity has decreased since 1990 in this region even after an increase in the agricultural yield and more significantly, the flood control protected areas. A historical description of three phases of mega water development projects in the southwest region of Bangladesh is also given for context and the relationship with rice productivity has been discussed.

Keywords:

Water Resource Management, Flood Control, Crop Productivity, Bangladesh, Agriculture

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