Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh

Haldar, Piali; Saha, Sebak Kumar; Ahmed, Munir; Islam, Shahidul

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“…First, the 1982 spike, with EC levels reaching over 10,000 (dS/m), can be attributed to a storm surge in the same year, which caused heavy loss of life (Dube 2012). Similarly, the 2007 to 2011 spikes can be attributed to storms Sidr in 2007 (Pal et al, 2016) and Ayla in 2009 (Rasheed et al, 2014;Haldar et al, 2017) that resulted in saltwater intrusion into the river system. Similarly, during 2008, (Fritz et al, 2009) storm Nargis primarily affected the Myanmar deltaic region, but also the coast of Bangladesh, which can be considered as a link between the two spikes in 2007 and 2009 in Figures 5-7.…”

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“…The increase in soil and water salinity causes problems within the coastal ecological setting, affecting the cultivation of crops, thus decreasing food security and increasing the shortage of drinking water by significantly reducing the quality of freshwater (Brammer 2014). This situation can potentially subject more than 20 million people to the harmful effects of excess salt through food and water resources (Haldar et al, 2017). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, saltwater intrusion in low-lying coastal areas, river deltas and estuaries has increased, leading to salinization of groundwater, surface water and soil resources (Oppenheimer et al, 2019).…”

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Current and Future Salinity Intrusion in the South-Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Ashrafuzzaman

Cerdà²,

Santos

et al. 2022

Span. J. Soil Sci.

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The southwestern coastal regions of Bangladesh (SWCRB) are highly exposed to saltwater intrusions brought about through cyclones and storm surges. These salinity intrusions are contributing to soil and water salinity in the coastal areas. This study aimed to determine the impact of these salinity intrusions on the quality of water and soil in three vulnerable coastal areas. In this investigation, water and soil samples were collected and analysed for pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and other trace elements. The analysis found many of the parameters to be higher than the recommended values. The study found that in soil samples there was a significant correlation between OM and ECe dS/m, as well as K and TN; and a highly significant correlation between TN and OM. This study further examined the historical salinity data at low and high tides to determine any patterns occurring alongside storm surges and cyclones. Water salinity statistics were obtained from the three locations of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), which neighbours the study area. A Digital Evaluation Model (DEM) predicts the salinity induced by storm gushes in the corresponding impacted zones. Lastly, the study compared projections for future storm surges at current and predicted sea levels. Potential storm gushes circumstances from 1 to 9 m can impact up to 33% of the nation and 97% of the Shyamnagar Upazila. The occurrence of cyclone-related storms will increase and make cultivation and settlement in the region difficult. The predicted sea-level rises and saltwater contamination will intensify the adverse effects of salinity.

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Current and Future Salinity Intrusion in the South-Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Ashrafuzzaman

Cerdà²,

Santos

et al. 2022

Span. J. Soil Sci.

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“…Due to the intense nature of the problem at hand, scholars have researched on various ways that farmers cope with the challenge of agricultural labour scarcity in different study areas, and a few of them have been reviewed. Haldar et al [12] assessed the coping strategies for rice farming in south-western region of Bangladesh and reported that farmers resorted to cultivating short duration varieties of rice to avoid the rush of peak seasons. They also resorted to mechanization for some tasks like land clearing and tillage.…”

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Assessing Rice Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Labour Scarcity in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Pinga

Fatty

Gómez

2022

AJAEES

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This study assessed the coping strategies of small holder rice farmers in the face of agricultural labour challenges in Guma local government area of Benue state, Nigeria. Literature was reviewed to ascertain the results of other scholars across the globe on the various strategies that farmers have used to cope with the challenge of labour scarcity in agriculture. This study adopted a survey research design with a population of 5125 small holder rice farmers, out of whom 371 respondents were determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. These respondents were sampled using a multi-stage sampling strategy (simple and purposive random sampling techniques). Pre-tested and well structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 26.0); frequencies and percentages derived were presented in tables and a bar chart. Study findings indicated that the farmers adopt coping strategies such as the intense use of family labour; increased use of chemicals; preference for other crops (such as cassava, sweet potatoes and vegetables); importation of labour from other regions; marrying more wives and leasing out fadama (swampy and fertile) land. The study concluded that, the coping strategies adopted are not viable and sustainable in the 21st century; and thus recommended that the task of overcoming agricultural labour scarcity must not be left in the hands of the rural farmers alone; all stakeholders must be actively involved in finding sustainable coping strategies which must include mechanization of farms.

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Evaluation of seawater dynamics toward land using hydro-chemical analysis along the Bagerhat coast of Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Haque

Arefin

2023

Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh

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Current and Future Salinity Intrusion in the South-Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Current and Future Salinity Intrusion in the South-Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Assessing Rice Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Labour Scarcity in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Evaluation of seawater dynamics toward land using hydro-chemical analysis along the Bagerhat coast of Bangladesh

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