Mitigating Risk and Scaling-Out Profitable Cropping System Intensification Practices in the Salt-Affected Coastal Zone of the Ganges Delta

Mohammed Mainuddin; Richard W. Bell; Sukanta Kumar Sarangi; Md. Maniruzzaman; Jorge L. Pena-Arancibia; Donald S. Gaydon; Fazlul Karim; Marta Monjardino; Mark Glover; Koushik Brahmachari; Rupak Goswami; Md. Mazharul Anwar; Edward  G. Barrett-Lennard; Yingying Yu

doi:10.54894/JISCAR.42.1.2024.148094

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Mitigating Risk and Scaling-Out Profitable Cropping System Intensification Practices in the Salt-Affected Coastal Zone of the Ganges Delta

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Mitigating Risk and Scaling-Out Profitable Cropping System Intensification Practices in the Salt-Affected Coastal Zone of the Ganges Delta

Mohammed Mainuddin, Richard W. Bell, Sukanta Kumar Sarangi, Md. Maniruzzaman, Jorge L. Pena-Arancibia, Donald S. Gaydon, Fazlul Karim, Marta Monjardino, Mark Glover, Koushik Brahmachari, …

Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, Vol.42(1)

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54894/JISCAR.42.1.2024.148094

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ACIAR

Climate change

Crop model

Fallow

Livelihood

Socio-economics

The polders and islands in the salt-affected coastal zone of the Ganges Delta, home to approximately 15 million people in Bangladesh and 5 million in West Bengal, face challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, environmental vulnerability, and limited livelihood opportunities. Historically, agricultural production in these areas was mainly confined to the wet/Kharif season, with much of the land remaining fallow during the dry/Rabi season due to waterlogging, soil salinity, and perceived lack of irrigation water. Since 2015, researchers and NGOs from Australia, Bangladesh, and India collaborated on the project "Cropping system intensification in the salt-affected coastal zones of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India" to sustainably increase cropping intensity and productivity in this area. During 2015-2021, the project has made significant achievements and has demonstrated strategies that are likely to increase productivity, cropping intensity, and livelihoods of the people. However, to maintain these gains and address risks like climate change impacts, untimely rainfall, and market fluctuations, further research was deemed necessary. Thus, ACIAR funded Phase 2 of the project for 2021-2025 which aims to sustain and enhance the achievements. This special issue presents some research findings on projected climate change, agronomic experiments, irrigation and drainage management, and social and economic issues conducted under the project Phase 2 in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

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Title: Mitigating Risk and Scaling-Out Profitable Cropping System Intensification Practices in the Salt-Affected Coastal Zone of the Ganges Delta
Authors/Creators: Mohammed Mainuddin - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard W. Bell - Murdoch University
Sukanta Kumar Sarangi - Central Institute for Women in Agriculture
Md. Maniruzzaman - Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
Jorge L. Pena-Arancibia
Donald S. Gaydon - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fazlul Karim - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Marta Monjardino - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mark Glover - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Koushik Brahmachari - Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Rupak Goswami - Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
Md. Mazharul Anwar
Edward G. Barrett-Lennard - Murdoch University
Yingying Yu
Publication Details: Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, Vol.42(1)
Identifiers: 991005684869507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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