By Protima Rani from Satkhira The people in the coast generally depend on agriculture for their livelihood. The farmers of the area produce rice, vegetable and other crops to earn their livelihood. But the unplanned shrimp cultivation that seeps the saline water into the cultivable land and frequent climate induced disasters have somehow disrupted their […]
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By Shimul Biswas from Manikgonj If proper support, facilitation and guidance is given to farmer Swapan Roy of Manikgonj his house could turn to an agroecological learning center. Swapan Roy (48) a farmer of Kasta village of Manikgonj district has been practicing sustainable agriculture for a long time. Actually, agriculture is the only source
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Here are some of the images which read about the successful practices of agroecology by the farmers in Manikgonj. They practice mix cropping and use vermin compost in their lands in producing crops. They learnt the technique to prepare vermin compost and organic pesticides from BARCIK with the natural ingredients available in the reach.
By Shimul Biswas from Manikgonj 60-year-old Krishani Rahima Begum of Nayabari village of Singair upazila has become an ideal farmer. She helps her husband in all his work to provide food for the family. In order to provide nutrition and safe food to the family members, she has developed an ideal agricultural farm on
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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:
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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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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Md. Muktar Hossain from Horirampur, Manikgani Fifty-five-year-old Rabeya Begum lives with her husband, Ahmed Ali, only son, daughter in law and one beloved grandson. She hails from a very poor family living on a remote island char (sandbars that emerge as islands within the river channel or as attached land to the river banks)
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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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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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