Agriculture Reference
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TABLE 5.9
Commercial imports of rice and wheat, 1982/83 to 2001/02
(million tons)
Public sector
Private sector
Year
Rice
Wheat
Total
Rice
Wheat
Total
Pre-reform period
1982/83
0.19
0.68
0.87
—
—
—
1983/84
0.06
0.55
0.61
—
—
—
1984/85
0.57
0.72
1.29
—
—
—
1985/86
0.01
0.1
0.11
—
—
—
1986/87
0.15
0.19
0.34
—
—
—
1987/88
0.4
0.73
1.13
—
—
—
1988/89
0.02
0.76
0.78
—
—
—
1989/90
0.26
0.32
0.58
—
—
—
1990/91
—
0.04
0.04
—
—
—
1991/92
—
0.15
0.15
—
—
—
Average
0.21
0.42
0.59
—
—
—
Total
1.66
4.24
5.9
Postreform period
1992/93
—
0.09
0.09
—
0.36
0.36
1993/94
—
—
—
0.07
0.24
0.31
1994/95
0.23
0.39
0.62
0.58
0.43
1.01
1995/96
0.49
0.35
0.84
0.65
0.2
0.85
1996/97
0.01
0.1
0.11
0.02
0.22
0.24
1997/98
0.09
0.16
0.25
1.01
0.14
1.15
1998/99
0.35
0.42
0.77
2.66
0.81
3.47
1999/2000
—
—
—
0.43
0.53
0.96
2000/01
—
—
—
0.53
1.17
1.7
2001/02
—
—
—
0.12
1.41
1.53
Average
0.23
0.25
0.45
0.67
0.55
1.16
Total
1.17
1.51
2.68
6.07
5.51
11.58
Savings
0.49
2.73
3.22
SOURCE
: Data from Food Policy and Monitoring Unit, Government of Bangladesh.
NOTE
: — indicates not available.
structure, which are supportive of food production, in addition to creation of
livelihood opportunities for the rural poor (in particular, for women). Multiple
agencies of the government and NGOs are involved in food-based development
programs in the rural areas. The figures quoted in the balance sheet with respect
to poverty-alleviation activities relate to one major government agency, the
Bangladesh Water Development Board. If similar figures are added from other
agencies, there will be a substantial increase.
