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Integrated Agricultural Development for Nutrition Improvement in the North-Western Region of Bangladesh - TCP/BGD/3707








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    Enhancing Rural Livelihood and Agriculture Productivity through Nutrition Sensitive Agrotechnologies to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh - TCP/BGD/3803 2023
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area, leading to an increase in poverty. There has been a significant loss in production, which has resulted in heightened vulnerability among farmers and their families. The effects extend to various aspects of life, including family income, nutrition, education and access to health services. The necessary COVID-19 pandemic containment measures, such as quarantines, travel restrictions and city lockdowns, severely affected economic activities in transportation, retail trade, leisure, hospitality and recreation. The situation for poor farming communities in the mountainous areas of CHT particularly worsened. Farmers have been facing significant losses due to the decreased prices of their agricultural products, especially seasonal vegetables and fruits. The prices of vegetables and fruits have dropped by 20 percent to 40 percent over 2020 in the CHT area, induced by the COVID-19 situation. Seasonal fruits, such as pineapples, were notably being sold at much lower prices than usual. This economic downturn has resulted in many farmers losing their livelihoods and experiencing food insecurity.
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    Establishing block and polybag mini nurseries in drought prone areas of north-western Bangladesh 2012
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    Most farmers in Bangladesh depend on subsistence farming with extremely small land holdings. Great parts of Bangladesh are flooded every year; to large extent agriculture systems have been adapted to this normal flooding. However, besides normal peak floods in July and August and late floods extending in September, early floods from May to June have negative impacts on food crop production potentials. As the country is already deficient in food, large damages of food crops due to floods and droughts may endanger food availability and local stability of supply. Crop diversification is advocated at the policy level to ensure food, nutritional and environment security. Farmers are interested in alternative small-scale economical activities such as seedling/sapling production which contribute to livelihood diversification and help overcome difficult periods in case the main crops were damaged by natural hazards.
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    Homestead gardens in drought prone areas in north-western Bangladesh 2012
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    Homestead gardening is a well-known practice in the rural areas of Bangladesh, creating opportunities for year-round income, even when other income sources fail particularly due to water scarcity and drought. Homestead gardens use the small raised areas (chalas) around the homesteads. The management of close by homestead gardens benefits from using homestead wastes, sweepings and debris as organic matter, as well as from roof collection of irrigation water. Selecting vegetables and varieties which require less irrigation water enhances drought resilience. Homestead gardens are a good practice from women in particular, who can manage activities and earn income with minimum support from their male counterparts.

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