Bangladesh 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
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Implemented In:
Bangladesh
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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.