1Professor, Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
2Scientific Officer, Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Akbarpur, Moulovibazar.
Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Online published on 31 October, 2012.
Bangladesh is located in the North-eastern part of South Asia, stretching between 20° 34′ and 26° 38′ North latitude and between 88° 01′ and 92° 41′ East longitude. It has a land mass of 143999 km2 with a population of about 150 million. The country is small but has diverse ecosystems like hills, planes, coastal and wet lands. The climate is mainly tropical. Temperature ranges from 5°C to 28°C in winter and from 22°C to 40°C in the summer. Average rainfall varies from 1430 mm in the North and North-west to 4,338 mm in the East and South-east. Agriculture is predominant with a cropped area of 13.71 million hectare and 179% cropping intensity. Agro-ecology of the country is divided in 30 AEZs. High and medium high lands are mostly suitable for horticultural crops production. Two cropping seasons are recognized, rabi (cool and dry months: October-March) and kharif (hot and humid months: April-September). More crops are grown in rabi because of favourable climate. In the present paper, we provide information on a number of organizations in Bangladesh, their research activities and achievements.
