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Primary Economic Activities of BangladeshGEO101Prepared By

Ishtiaq Ahmed - 12104011Syed Md. Rayhan - 12104150Section - 031

Primary Economic Activity These are the most basic economic activities.They involve the production of foods and the extraction of resources.Examples: growing crops, raising livestock, grazing, fishing, logging and mining.The smaller the portion of people involved in primary economic activities, the great the likelihood the country's economy is more developed.

Farming 30% of the country's GDP 60% of the total labor force involved Overwhelming impact on major macroeconomic objectives like employment generation, poverty alleviation, human resources development and food security Rice, Jute, Sugarcane, Potato, Pulses, Wheat, Tea and Tobacco are the principal crops Bangladesh is the largest producer of Worlds best Jute

Problems of Farming Natural Calamities like flood, drought, cyclone etc Through Cooperatives the use of modern machinery is being used Lack of warehouse and storage Over dependence on Farming rather then other forms of Primary Economic activity Lack of proper utilities and training Undisputed Loan facility Social Class diversity

Fishing Around 1.3 million people are directly employed in Fisheries 3.3 % contribution on Total GDP The sectors include open water bodies like river, canal, lakes etc and closed water bodies like pond and flood control polders About 90% of animal protein in our diet comes from fish 6

New employment opportunities by making fishing nets and other fishing materials Many NGOs are providing Training and Loan facilities for Fisheries. Major part of fisheries product are being exported to Foreign Countries

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Livestock Raring animals like cow, buffalo, goat and sheep Farming Chickens are also sub-sector of Livestock Products like milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs etc are extracted from animals Leathers of such animals are also sold and exported in high amount Nutrient products are more supplied from livestock's

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Provide job security and opportunity of personal growth

Implement perceived organizational support

Allow participative management

MiningMining is rarely found in Bangladesh Coal mining is mostly found in Bangladesh among other forms of miningIt is notable that the coal ofBangladeshis considered to be high quality due to its high level of hit generation capacityThe Bangladesh government will receive an estimated $245 million annually in taxes and royalties at an annual production of 15 million tones and based on a coal price of $50 per tone10

At present two major mines are being developed by Petrobangla to extract about 1 million tons of coal and 1.65 million tons of granite respectively from the Barapukuria Coal Mine and Madhyapara Hard Rock Mine

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Other forms of Primary activityHoney collectorSmall scale plantationWood Coppers Quarrying 12

http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/bangladesh/food.htmhttp://www.discoverybangladesh.com/meetbangladesh/fisheries_livestock.html http://www.mofl.gov.bd/ http://www.mbendi.com/indy/ming/coal/as/bd/p0005.htm http://www.asiatradehub.com/bangladesh/oil6.asp http://www.discoverybangladesh.com/meetbangladesh/agriculture.html

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