Salinity intrusion makes thousands of hectares of land barren in coastal Bangladesh  Coastal districts 25% of the country’s rice production.” BRRI-47 first salt-tolerant rice variety Salt-tolerant rice changing fortunes and circumstances across country 5,216 hectares in Satkhira, most climate-affected district, cultivated with BRRI-47 2.86 million hectares of coastal and off-shore arable lands available In the 1970s, Nandi Dulal, a 70-year-old …

Prakritik Krishi Biponon Kendra implemented a transparent supply chain for organic food products by sourcing directly from farmers in 13 locations in Bangladesh and delivering the produce to the homes of more than 200 families in the capital, Dhaka. When COVID-19 hit, this supply chain was disrupted. Like elsewhere across Bangladesh, the livelihoods of the farmers were also suddenly threatened. …