Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change. Combined with anthropogenic factors, these events challenge livelihood opportunities, especially crop production. Waterlogging, tidal activity and the lack of proper...

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Main Authors: Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Saikia, Panchali, Maitra, S.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107741
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Saikia, Panchali
Maitra, S.
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Maitra, S.
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description The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change. Combined with anthropogenic factors, these events challenge livelihood opportunities, especially crop production. Waterlogging, tidal activity and the lack of proper drainage facilities are major constraints to agricultural production in these areas. The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) tested, at pilot scale, the combination of innovative agricultural technologies with improved water management to overcome these challenges. This report assesses this intervention by observing the effects, measuring the short-term impacts and understanding the perceptions. The results highlight the need to integrate the interventions into the local context, and acknowledge that institutions and markets need to mature to harness the benefits from innovations. It also underlines the potential of multi-scale interventions combining plot-level and farmer-led innovations, community management and rehabilitation of large schemes.
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spelling CGSpace1077412025-11-07T08:05:40Z Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh Buisson, Marie-Charlotte Saikia, Panchali Maitra, S. water management in upland community management participatory approaches agricultural extension coastal zones agricultural development agricultural practices technology cropping patterns seasonal cropping agricultural production crop yield profitability markets farm inputs diversification high yielding varieties rice fertilizer application farmers’ attitudes hired labour family labour reclaimed land submergence waterlogging salinity drainage siltation water governance infrastructure maintenance irrigation canals economic analysis benefit-cost ratio climate change research projects villages households The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change. Combined with anthropogenic factors, these events challenge livelihood opportunities, especially crop production. Waterlogging, tidal activity and the lack of proper drainage facilities are major constraints to agricultural production in these areas. The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) tested, at pilot scale, the combination of innovative agricultural technologies with improved water management to overcome these challenges. This report assesses this intervention by observing the effects, measuring the short-term impacts and understanding the perceptions. The results highlight the need to integrate the interventions into the local context, and acknowledge that institutions and markets need to mature to harness the benefits from innovations. It also underlines the potential of multi-scale interventions combining plot-level and farmer-led innovations, community management and rehabilitation of large schemes. 2020 2020-03-13T08:33:03Z 2020-03-13T08:33:03Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107741 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Saikia, Panchali; Maitra, S. 2020. Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. 48p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 8) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.202
spellingShingle water management in upland
community management
participatory approaches
agricultural extension
coastal zones
agricultural development
agricultural practices
technology
cropping patterns
seasonal cropping
agricultural production
crop yield
profitability
markets
farm inputs
diversification
high yielding varieties
rice
fertilizer application
farmers’ attitudes
hired labour
family labour
reclaimed land
submergence
waterlogging
salinity
drainage
siltation
water governance
infrastructure
maintenance
irrigation canals
economic analysis
benefit-cost ratio
climate change
research projects
villages
households
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
Saikia, Panchali
Maitra, S.
Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title_full Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title_fullStr Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title_short Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh
title_sort community water management and agricultural extension services effects impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of bangladesh
topic water management in upland
community management
participatory approaches
agricultural extension
coastal zones
agricultural development
agricultural practices
technology
cropping patterns
seasonal cropping
agricultural production
crop yield
profitability
markets
farm inputs
diversification
high yielding varieties
rice
fertilizer application
farmers’ attitudes
hired labour
family labour
reclaimed land
submergence
waterlogging
salinity
drainage
siltation
water governance
infrastructure
maintenance
irrigation canals
economic analysis
benefit-cost ratio
climate change
research projects
villages
households
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107741
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