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Barcik Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge

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These images depicted the  successful practices of sustainable agriculture, crop rotation and environment friendly food production system of the farmers in different areas of Bangladesh  to combat climate change. This practice helps to restore biodiversity, makes the environment alive:

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Mokbul and Rajvhog gained widespread popularity among farmers in Manikganj

Mokbul and Rajvhog gained widespread popularity among farmers in Manikganj   Sonjita Kirtuniya and Ananna Ahmed from Manikgonj   Manikganj district grapples with agricultural challenges, notably in rice cultivation, especially during the monsoon season. The region’s susceptibility to floods and excessive rainfall leads to recurrent waterlogging, particularly in low-lying areas. This water stagnation in post-Boro

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Barendra Farmers Seed Bank: Context and Relevance

Amreto Kumar Sarker from Rajshahi   Established in 2015 by enthaustic farmers at Dubail village of Panchandar union, Tanor upazila, under Rajshahi district, the Barendra Farmers Seed Bank serves as a vital repository for endangered rice land races and other native crop species. Its inception aimed to address the farming challenges in the drought-prone High

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‘Hakim’ rice gained widespread popularity among farmers

Abdur Rob, from Netrakona   In order to address climate change impacts and reduce the rice production cost, Abdul Hakim, the president of the farmers’ organization in Sadhupara Union of Tarakanda Upazila in Mymensingh district, has been conducting on farm experimentation with 20 rice landraces on his own land since 2009. This problem solving on-farm

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A Farmer-led steam amaranth diversity research

Abul Kalam Azad from Shyamnagar Satkhira   A farmer’s-led on-farm participatory research involving seven native cultivars of stem amaranth has been in progress since November 2023. The trial is taking place in the courtyard of a farm in the south-western coastal area of Dhumghat village, located in Sahymnagar upazila under Satkhira district. The primary objective

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The initiative of Basanti Rani to cope with climate crisis

Mofizur Rahman from Shyamnagar, Satkhira Climate induced disasters such as floods, cyclones, river erosion and salinity are almost the daily companions of the people living in living the coastal region of Bangladesh. They experience one disaster after another in their life which creates negative impacts on their livelihoods. Due to these disasters their cultivable lands

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