"The nature does not need you, but you need the nature"
When it comes to food production, climate change poses a great threat for food security and put agricultural production at risk. To tackle climate change and minimize the adverse effects of climate change as well as ensure food security in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) has undertaken a project titled Climate-friendly Agriculture Project.
To implement the project, BONDHU has taken two initiatives to continue and increase agricultural production through mitigation and adaptation to climate change – Small Farmer Agriculture Project and Climate-friendly Paddy Cultivation Project.
♣ Producing safe food through various environmentally friendly techniques without using chemical pesticides in crop fields; Insect control using twigs, light traps, sex pheromone
traps, yellow glue traps, organic pesticides (e.g. Bionym plus, Phytomax, Nimbicidin, Tracer, Success, etc.);
♣ Irrigating in wetting and drying method periodically
♣ Ensuring moderate use of chemical fertilizers especially urea fertilizers
♣ Producing and using large quantities of organic manure, such as compost
manure, vermicompost, green manure, etc
♣ Introducing a drip irrigation system for vegetables, spices, crops and fruits and save irrigation water by mulching or covering the vegetable field bed with straw/water hyacinth
At present 2500-4000 liters of water is used for producing per kg paddy. In most cases, irrigation is performed with groundwater. As a result, on the one hand, the groundwater level is going down day by day and the fertility of the land is decreasing, on the other hand, the methane gas emissions from the paddy fields are increasing due to submergence which is one of the main causes of climate change. To get rid of this condition, it is necessary to prevent the wastage of irrigation water. For this purpose, the following activities have been undertaken under the Climate-Friendly Paddy Cultivation Project-
♠ Provide Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation to paddy fields. This method can save 28-30% of water, reduce the cost of irrigation by 30-50% and also reduce the emissions of methane gas from paddy field by about 30-40%.
♠To reduce the use of chemical fertilizers in paddy cultivation and increase the use of organic and green fertilizers. Especially reducing the use of nitrogen-rich urea fertilizers;
♠ Encourage farmers to adopt environmentally friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy by reducing random and unreasonable use of pesticides in paddy fields.
Amount of Project Area: 2,00,000 Hectare
BONDHU has been adopting the following strategies for the implementation of the two projects:
Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) will implement two projects in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Extension and with different union parishads.
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+88 01313 411 700, +88 01313 411 000.
Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) has Climate Friendly Agriculture projects all over the Bangladesh. BONDHU is Implementing Climate Friendly Agriculture projects in almost every district of Bangladesh
Reach out us if you are committed to working for climate action and intend to bring a positive change in the environment of Bangladesh through mitigation and adaptation to climate change and want to fight environmental degradation together.
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Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) is a non-political, non-profit, non-government voluntary and social organization established in 2015. BBF is based on seven pillars: Humanism, Efficiency, Transparency, Honesty, Sincerity; Equality for all people irrespective of gender, religion, race & ethnicity, and Love for nature.