Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Impacts of Climate Change on Crop Production in Bangladesh: a Review

Md. Sazedur Rahman*
Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Md. Ashfikur Rahman
Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Climate change and its impact on human-environment are immeasurable because of its multidimensional effects. But the effect is not same for all countries, it depends on the countries geographical settings. Alongside location, education of the people, environmental awareness, somewhat might minimize the probability of loss in response to any kinds of disasters. Undertaken study was conducted based on an extensive published literatures (197—between 1995 and 2018) review with a view to consolidating the possible impacts of climate change on crop production in Bangladesh. It has found that already the impact has begun badly in Bangladesh. Temperature is gradually rising, frequency of floods, river bank erosion, storm surge, magnitude of cyclone, salinity intrusion, and the volatility of rainfall has increased comparing to past. All these led to the probability of decreasing the crop production. As climate change has become a great concern for countries food security, it is now the appropriate time to take and install proper rules and regulations through inflexible attitude. With the help of various international and national organizations government of Bangladesh inordinately trying to reduce the consequences of climate change. A comprehensive measurement must make sure to enhance the capability of encountering climate change, otherwise it will cost of enormous loss, especially on agriculture in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Climate change; Global warming, Impacts of climate change; Crop production; Agriculture: Sea level rising; Natural disaster; Coastal salinity

Location:

Start Date:

End Date:

Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Climate change

Objectives:

The main objective of the study is to review climate change in Bangladesh and its impacts on crop production in Bangladesh.

Methodology:

An iterative search process was used for further consideration and review. A broad literature search was obtained from Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/). Between September 10 and October 25, 2018, we searched Google Scholar using keywords ‘impacts’ ‘climate change’, ‘global warming’, ‘food production’, ‘crop production’, ‘food security’, ‘Bangladesh’ ‘sea level rising’, ‘natural disaster’ ‘coastal salinity’, ‘agriculture’ and ‘fisheries’. We also searched Springer Online Journal (https://link.springer.com/) and Elsevier ScienceDirect (https://www.sciencedirect.com/) with similar keywords. The attention was given on articles published by peer reviewed journal between 1995 and 2018. In this entire paper we attempted to explore the answer of the question ‘What are the effects of climate change on crop production in Bangladesh?’. Initially, approximately 1214 publications were identified, but after review of the abstracts led to an elimination of 168 articles for further review as a lack of relevance. Also, more 71 articles were excluded for not providing relevant information. Finally, 97 articles, books and reports were included in this review study. From the depth review of these articles, the following results were found.

Source of Information: Journal of Agriculture and Crops, Vol. 5, Issue. 1, pp: 6-14, 2018 ISSN(e): 2412-6381, ISSN(p): 2413-886X

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Despite having very low contribution to generate total global greenhouse gas emissions Bangladesh is now considered the most vulnerable country in the globe due to global warming. The geographical circumstances make this country more susceptible to the natural effect i.e. (global warming, cyclones, floods, storm surge etc.). Further, high congested population and low elevation, flat deltaic topography has exaggerated the probability of more loss in response to any kinds of disasters. This review paper attempted to consolidate various study findings and projection which have made different times for Bangladesh in result of disaster or global temperature rising on crop production. The extensive literature review summarizes inhere that Bangladesh is at great danger on crop production due to climate change and climate change is slowing its crop yields. A large portion of the country are highly susceptible to go under water in response to sea level rise which will lead to the boundless damage to agriculture, aqua culture, livestock raring and the whole effect will be lessened the total food production overwhelmingly. Consequently it may break down the total human-environment. Although, Bangladeshi government in collaboration with different organizations and countries attempting to reduce the impacts of global warming alongside government is consistently determine to find out the best adaptive strategy to empower the vulnerable people. As the people of Bangladeshi are not so much aware of following environmental-rules and regulations so awareness building program must make sure through newspaper, radio or TV-media and inserting climate issues in schoolbook at primary level. It is now the appropriate time to take and install proper rules and regulations through inflexible attitude.

Knowledge Management: Journal