for about 46 per cent of the Gross Domestic Products (GDP), 65 per cent of the
employment and over 75 per cent of the export earnings mainly from raw jute
and jute products. Agriculture holdings being small scope for the use of modern
methods of farming familiar in the West is rather limited. Through co-operative
farming, however, use of modern machinery has been successfullyintroduced
and is gaining popularity. Rice and jute are the principal crops, Sugarcane,
potato, Pulse, Tea and Tobacco are also important crops. The introduction of
high yielding rice has revolutionised rice production in terms of yield per acre.
Wheat production has also increased substantially while cotton is making a
steady headway. Tea production introduced in the last century contributions to
the country's exports. Rice being the staple food in Bangladesh, its production
