| Summary: | Within South Asia, efforts to develop agricultural climate services under CSRD are led by the
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). CSRD supports the agricultural
climate services track described in the Investment Options Paper (IOP) for CSRD in Bangladesh,
compiled by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2016. CSRD’s core objectives are to prepare
farmers, extension services, and agricultural policy makers with actionable climate information
and crop management advisories to reduce agricultural production risks, thereby increasing the
resilience of smallholder farming communities. These broad objectives are underpinned by three
aligned project objectives that include (1) the development of impact-based national-scale
decision tool platforms to support the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s (BMD) agrometeorology
track, (2) collaborative development and refinement of South Asian regional-scale
agro-climate decision support tools, services, and products, and (3) coordination with the Asian
Development Bank and other CSRD partners to boost awareness and use of climate information
and services in the agricultural sector. This report summarizes CSRD activities, achievements, and
challenges during the first year (from November 2016 through December 2017).
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