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Bangladesh has the lowest per capita arable land in the world (less than 0.1 hectare) and a high population density. Over 50 per cent of rural households are functionally landless, owning less than 0.20 hectares of land. Its limited resource base, large population and vulnerability to frequent natural calamities have all contributed to widespread poverty. It is one of the poorest countries of the world, with a per capita income of US$190 per annum. Recurrent floods, droughts and cyclones, especially in recent years, have weakened the economy of rural people. In 1988, Bangladesh had the largest flood of the century immediately after serious flooding in 1987. Then, the country suffered devastating cyclones in November 1988 and April 1991, drought in March and April 1989, and damaging tornadoes in April 1989 and 1992.
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Karim, Z. (1996). Agricultural Vulnerability and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh. In: Downing, T.E. (eds) Climate Change and World Food Security. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61086-8_13
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