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Mapping Practices and Technologies of Climate-smart Agriculture in Bangladesh

M. Mahashin
Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

R. Roy *
Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an integrative approach of increasing productivity, enhancing resilience, and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. The study addresses four research questions: (I) How many agro-region based climate change hot spots are there in Bangladesh with specific reference to CSA, (II) what are the contribution of practices and technologies of CSA (III) How institutional involvement promoting CSA practices and technologies. A mixed method, i.e. literature review, discussion with experts, gathering information from the DAE, was employed to carry out the study. Results indicate that farmers have been practicing CSA at a smaller-scale and investment on knowledge, learning and capacity development is a key means for a full-scale CSA implementation. Findings illustrate that broad types of practices and technologies have been addressing three intertwined challenges: ensuring food security, impacts of climate change on agriculture and agriculture’s impact on climate change. The government’s project-based endeavor of implementing CSA marks that they have been pledged to defeat the climatic risks in agriculture. Active initiative for mainstreaming CSA into national policies and programs are inadequate.

Keywords: Climate change hot spots, Food security, Mainstreaming CSA, Scaling up technologies

Location: Department of Agricultural Extension& Information Systems, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

Start Date: 00-04-2017

End Date: 00-07-2017

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Mapping

Objectives:

This study is designed with the following objectives (i) understanding contributions of broad practices and technologies to CSA, (ii) determining agro-region based climate change hot spots in Bangladesh with specific reference to CSA practices and technologies, (iii) understanding institutional involvement in promoting practices and technologies for adaptation and mitigation of Climate change impacts and application of CSA.

Methodology:

This study is largely based on past literature review, despite primary data and information was collected from Agricultural Extension Officers. A series of discussions were conducted with Upazila Agriculture Officers of the concerned upazila along with Agricultural Extension Officers (AEOs)., Bangladesh Center for Advance Studies (BCAS) personnel, and expert in the relevant field, which made a good support to write this paper. Secondary data were collected from books, journals, discussion paper and research reports, the World Bank Development report, FAO publications, and ADB working papers. Exploring pertinent CSA literature in the website also assisted a lot to document and presents this study. The study was carried out in the Department of Agricultural Extension& Information Systems, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during April to July 2017.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 10(2): 29–37, 2017 ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

One of the main achievements of the project was to conduct Climate Field Schools (CFS) at the targeted 52 Upazilas. CFS is such a Non-Formal Educational (NFE) arrangement to capacitate the farmers as to improve their socio-economic conditions by acquiring expertise on combating the effects of climate change in agriculture. In this connection, 156IPM/ICM clubs were selected where there was participation of 25 male-female farmers in each club. Objectives of CFS were: 1. To make aware of the farmers to keep the impacts of climate change at minimum level. 2. To capacitate the farmers to address the challenges of climate change. 3. To increase the self-confidence of farmers on the face of adverse effects of climate change. 4. To prepare the farmers to understand the forecast of disasters and climate change. 5. Learning by doing, and 6. To help the farmers to be cooperative and socialistic. Four stages of CFS implementation are baseline survey, input supply, technology demonstration and conduction of session. Sessions were conducted in the drought prone, flood, flash flood prone and salinity areas following a definite schedule and lesson plan.

Knowledge Management: Journal