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Table 4 Farm area under crop production.

From: Government input support on Aus rice production in Bangladesh: impact on farmers’ food security and poverty situation

Crops

Farmers’ categories

Supported

Non-supported

Cultivated area (ha)

% of total cropped area

Cultivated area (ha)

% of total cropped area

Rice crops

    

 Aus

0.08

16.7

0.07

16.3

 Aman

0.11

22.9

0.12

27.9

 Boro

0.14

29.2

0.11

25.6

 Total rice cropped area

0.33 (68.8)

 

0.30 (69.8)

 

Non-rice crops

    

 Vegetables

0.03

6.2

0.03

6.9

 Cash crops

0.02

4.2

0.01

2.3

 Spices

0.02

4.2

0.02

4.7

 Pulses

0.03

6.2

0.03

6.9

 Oil seeds

0.03

6.2

0.02

4.7

 Total non-rice cropped area

0.13 (27.0)

 

0.11 (25.5)

 

Fruits and agroforestry

0.02

4.2

0.02

4.7

Total cropped area

0.48

100.0

0.43

100.0

  1. Figures in the parentheses indicate percentages of total cropped area