Affiliation:
1. School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
2. Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Dhaka 2202, Bangladesh
3. UNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
Abstract
Rice-based food production is crucial for food security, socio-political stability, and economic development in Bangladesh. However, climate and environmental changes pose serious challenges to sustainable rice production in the country. This review paper critically reviews the status, challenges, and adaptation opportunities of Bangladeshi rice systems in changing environmental, demographic, and socio-economic settings. A mixed-methods approach (quantitative summary of secondary data on rice production, environmental changes, impact on rice productivity; and qualitative thematic synthesis) was used to review adaptation for resilient rice production. Significant agronomic and environmental challenges to rice-based cropping in Bangladesh are posed by rising temperatures, anomalous rainfall patterns, extreme weather, and increasing salinisation. Rice production, availability, and access have been further compromised by decreasing arable areas, labour shortages, crop diversification, and low profitability. Farmers are adapting through autonomous and centrally planned strategies such as efficient irrigation and input use, stress-tolerant cultivars, mechanisation, and income diversification. However, profitable and sustainable adaptation requires broader facilitation by the government (e.g., infrastructure, financial incentives) and agribusiness (e.g., extension services, contracting). This review paper recommends research and development support for efficient irrigation management and stress-tolerant cultivars, enabling policy initiatives, and equitable value chain participation. The insights of the review can be applied to policymakers to target policy design and decision-making for a sustainable rice system in years to come.
Funder
University of New England
Subject
Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Global and Planetary Change
Reference136 articles.
1. Sustainable agriculture and food security in Africa: The role of innovative technologies and international organizations;Adenle;Technol. Soc.,2019
2. Effect of salinity on food security in the context of interior coast of Bangladesh;Khanom;Ocean. Coast. Manag.,2016
3. The global rice agriculture towards 2050: An inter-continental perspective;Samal;Outlook Agric.,2022
4. FAO (2021). The State of Food and Agriculture 2021. Making Agrifood Systems More Resilient to Shocks and Stresses, Food and Agricultural Organisation.
5. Mobarok, M.H., Thompson, W., and Skevas, T. (2021). COVID-19 and policy impacts on the Bangladesh rice market and food security. Sustainability, 13.
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献