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29-10-2021, 10:11 AM
28 Oct 2021 12:03PM
(Updated: 28 Oct 2021 12:03PM)
MUGARJHOR: Rising sea levels and violent flooding are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: Water-logged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops.
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farmers in Mugarjhor, a region 200km south of Dhaka, revived a century-old technique of using seed beds that sit atop the water.
They stack layers of water hyacinth and bamboo tied together by their roots to create a raft, between two and four foot high, on which to plant seeds - often using wood chippings and coconut coir as a fertiliser.
This forms a light, floating vegetable garden - bitter gourds, spinach and okra can all be grown this way - able to rise and fall with the water levels.
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Some farmers have stopped growing crops opting instead to grow shrimp in the brackish water, or crab-fattening - capturing wild crabs and feeding them up to then sell - as well as rearing ducks, which fetch a high price in Dhaka eateries.
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Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) ...... has now created a strain that can grow in water with triple the saline levels that normal rice can cope with, he said.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustaina...ve-2274306
(Updated: 28 Oct 2021 12:03PM)
MUGARJHOR: Rising sea levels and violent flooding are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: Water-logged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops.
......
farmers in Mugarjhor, a region 200km south of Dhaka, revived a century-old technique of using seed beds that sit atop the water.
They stack layers of water hyacinth and bamboo tied together by their roots to create a raft, between two and four foot high, on which to plant seeds - often using wood chippings and coconut coir as a fertiliser.
This forms a light, floating vegetable garden - bitter gourds, spinach and okra can all be grown this way - able to rise and fall with the water levels.
......
Some farmers have stopped growing crops opting instead to grow shrimp in the brackish water, or crab-fattening - capturing wild crabs and feeding them up to then sell - as well as rearing ducks, which fetch a high price in Dhaka eateries.
.....
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) ...... has now created a strain that can grow in water with triple the saline levels that normal rice can cope with, he said.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustaina...ve-2274306
