Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than five metres above sea level and approximately 1,000 hectares of land is lost every year due to erosion.
Rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns, frequent flooding and loss of arable land are growing threats to food security. Bangladesh’s agricultural land is shrinking by 1% annually while the population is growing by 1.2%. Unpredictable weather conditions increasingly pose challenges to farmers trying to meet rising demands for food.
Building systems of production and distribution, offering quality seeds at fair prices and developing better crop varieties and practices. Developing and disseminating climate-smart agricultural technologies, and developing markets using an approach that encourages entrepreneurship and supports the country in becoming self-sufficient in food production.
IMPACT

444,000
people accessed agricultural services in 45 sub-districts.

56,600
women gained skills in nutri-gardening.

8,430
farmers gained skills in fish-rice-vegetable integration.
WHAT WE DO

Support farmers
Promote high-yield and sustainable agriculture technologies

Build resilience to climate change
Promote climate-resilient crop varieties and adaptive technologies

Nurture nourishment
Promote nutri-gardens as a means of crop diversification and to improve nutrition

Biodiversity conservation
Conserve rice and fish biodiversity to prevent extinction of indigenous breeds

Integrated aquaculture
Provide technical knowledge on diversified fish culture practices to maximise production

Community-based fish culture in floodplains
Promote seasonal floodplains to turn waste lands into resourceful water bodies

Women in agriculture
Promote seasonal floodplains to turn waste lands into resourceful water bodies
HOW WE DO IT

Improve cropping patterns
Increase cropping intensity and find appropriate cropping patterns for climate-vulnerable areas

Adaptive research for technology validation
Agronomic experiments and field trials to achieve food security and reduce hunger

Capacity development of farmers
Disseminate agricultural and aquaculture technologies, technical guidance, training and adoption of modern crop varieties
WHY IT WORKS

Location-specific cropping systems
Increase crop productivity through location-specific crops and provide appropriate technology recommendations

Farmer’s support centre
Agricultural information service, instant suggestions and extension activities to support farmers

Use of ICT
Comprehensive ICT platform for farmers to access and disseminate information on good practices

Make quality seeds accessible
Provide linkage to access quality seeds through training