Change in Productivity of Cereals Cropping and Trade Relationship among BIMSTEC Countries

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the important sectors for the sustainable development of any country. In order to achieve the SDG1 and 2, improvization of productivity and performance in agricultural development is needed. The present study attempts to analyse the change in productivity and cropping pattern among the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries that comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The study also examines the performance of BIMSTEC countries in exporting the agricultural products. The study is based on the secondary data collected from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In accordance with the importance for the development of the country, the study also analyses the export and import of these cereal crops among the BIMSTEC countries. For the empirical investigations the study uses co-efficient of variation, Coppock’s instability index and Balassa’s index. The study reveals that productivity and cropping pattern of the cereal production has been changing gradually over time in all BIMSTEC countries which show the importance of products substitution. It also reveals that the development cooperation among the BIMSTEC countries through promotion of exports and imports is required to meet their needs.

Citation

Das, S. and Bhowmik, K. (2024), "Change in Productivity of Cereals Cropping and Trade Relationship among BIMSTEC Countries", Das, R.C. (Ed.) Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-336-820241002