Updated Oct 07, 2020
Resilient cropping patterns for the polder ecosystem
Part of Kansas State University
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Sudhir Yadav
Send MessageBangladesh can achieve agricultural sustainability and resilience by adopting water management practices with synchronized cropping in the polders of the coastal zone.
Stage 3: Proof of Concept
Focus Areas:
Agriculture
Implemented In:
Bangladesh
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Country Implemented In
Verified Funding
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Problem
Low productivity in the 1.2 million ha polder lands.
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Solution
Hydrologically bounded, community-led water management is the key for wide-scale adoption of improved rice-based production systems in the polders of coastal Bangladesh.
Target Beneficiaries
The climate vulnerable communities of coastal Bangladesh
Competitive Advantage
The innovation addresses year-round productivity by utilizing available land and water resources. The innovation is highly productive, profitable and climate resilient, productivity and income is almost double than other innovations.
Milestone
Date Unknown
Funds RaisedVERIFIED
$999,508
TITLEUnlocking the production potential of "polder communities" in coastal Bangladesh through improved resource use efficiency and diversified cropping systems.
TYPEGrant
FOCUS AREAS
Agriculture
Implemented InCambodia, Bangladesh, United States and 1 more SEE ALLCambodia, Bangladesh, United States and Malawi SEE LESS
ORGANIZATIONSU.S. Agency for International Development, Kansas State UniversityU.S. Agency for International Development, Kansas State University
as part of
Bureau of Food Security, Feed the Future, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable IntensificationBureau of Food Security, Feed the Future, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable IntensificationDate Unknown
New Country Implemented In
Bangladesh
