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Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation: Sustaining Rice Production in Bangladesh-2012

Jatiosh Chandra Biswas
CSO and Head
Soil Science Division, BRRI

Dr. Md. Maniruzzaman,
PSO
IWMD, BRRI

Jiban Krishna Biswas,
DG
BRRI

Dr F I M Golam Wahed Sarker
PSO
Agril Economics Division, BRRI

Md Panna Ali
SO
Entomology Division, BRRI

Dr Md. Ashik Iqbal Khan
SSO
Plant Pathology Division, BRRI

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A survey work has been conducted to identify and demonstrate suitable technologies in the selected rice growing areas and to analyse the socio-economic vulnerability due to climate change impacts, for example loss of livelihoods (in selected case study areas), means to minimize the impacts, to examine farmers adaptive capacity and to develop concise and easy to apply policies for use by regional decision makers. The study was conducted at nine agricultural blocks of Rajshahi and Chapai Nawabganj districts, which represent typical drought prone areas of Barind Tract. Average rainfall is about 1500 mm and cropping intensity varies from 191% to 262%. Rice and wheat are the major crops along with Potato, Tomato, Gram, Maize, Egg plant, etc as minor crops. Boro-Fallow-T. Aman is the major cropping pattern. As groundwater availability is diminishing, low water demanding crops should be introduced to preserve groundwater resource. Soil is degraded because of erosion in terrace type land, high cropping intensity and imbalanced fertilizer, used by the farmers. So, proper soil health management program should be developed and practiced at farm level. As new races of insect pests and diseases are emerging, appropriate control measure should be found out. Scarcity of water resources for crop production existed in the study areas. Therefore, water use efficiency, water productivity and alternative water conservation practices should be developed along with water modeling. Rice field is being converted into mango orchard, which needs to be assessed for longer impact on food security. Finally, farmers’ awareness should be build up through training, demonstration, field days for dissemination and adoption of improved technologies for climatic adaptation.

Keywords: FGD, Climate change, Sustaining rice production

Location: Patuakhali,Barguna, Rajshahi and Nawabganj districts

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

To identify and demonstrate suitable technologies in the selected rice growing areas.
To analyse the socio-economic vulnerability due to climate change impacts, for example loss of livelihoods (in selected case study areas), means to minimize the impacts, to examine farmers adaptive capacity and to develop concise and easy to apply policies for use by regional decision makers.

Methodology:

Two FGDs were conducted in two locations: I. Rajshahi region and II. Barisal region

Source of Information: Proceedings of the BRRI Annual Internal Review, 2012

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Achievement/Findings:

Soil is degraded because of erosion in terrace type land, high cropping intensity and imbalanced fertilizer, used by the farmers. So, proper soil health management program should be developed and practiced at farm level. As new races of insect pests and diseases are emerging, appropriate control measure should be found out. Scarcity of water resources for crop production existed in the study areas. Therefore, water use efficiency, water productivity and alternative water conservation practices should be developed along with water modeling. Rice field is being converted into mango orchard, which needs to be assessed for longer impact on food security. Finally, farmers’ awareness should be build up through training, demonstration, field days for dissemination and adoption of improved technologies for climatic adaptation.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings