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1 Alauddin, M.; Tisdell, C. 1989. Poverty, resource distribution and security: The impact of new agricultural technology in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Development Studies, 25(4):550-570.
Agriculture ; Technology ; Poverty ; Resource allocation ; Developing countries ; Landlessness ; Land resources / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H05893)
2 Alauddin, M.; Sharma, Bharat R. 2013. Inter-district rice water productivity differences in Bangladesh: an empirical exploration and implications. Ecological Economics, 93:210-218. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.05.015]
Water productivity ; Crops ; Rice ; Intensification ; Indicators ; Technology ; Groundwater irrigation ; Irrigated sites ; Land productivity ; Drought ; Salinity ; Policy ; Factor analysis / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045904)
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While the bulk of research on crop water productivity (WP) focuses on static cross-section analysis, this research provides a spatio-temporal perspective. It estimates rice crop WP for 21 Bangladesh districts for 37 years; exploresWP variations among districts; and investigates causality involving WP, intensification and technological variables; and groundwater irrigation and depth. It breaks new grounds by probing these significant but unexplored issues.Technological diffusion was the key factor explaining inter-district WP differences. The impact of agricultural intensification on rabi (dry season) and kharif (wet season) crop WPs was positive and negative respectively. Dummy variables typifying policy transition negatively impacted on WPs for both kharif and overall crops. While rabi and kharif rice WPs grew with time, overall crop WP recorded the strongest growth. Rabi and overall WPs were lower in salinity- and drought-prone districts covering 33% of Bangladesh's net cropped area (NCA). In 90% of Bangladesh's NCA districts, technological diffusion caused WP. Causality existed between groundwater irrigation and depth in 60% NCA. Despite significant potential to increaseWP, increasing dependence on groundwater appears unsustainable. Widespread diffusion of HYVs in the kharif season, and development of salinity and drought-tolerant rice varieties could go a long way in sustaining rice WP.
3 Kabir, M. J.; Alauddin, M.; Crimp, S. 2017. Farm-level adaptation to climate change in western Bangladesh: an analysis of adaptation dynamics, profitability and risks. Land Use Policy, 64:212-224. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.02.026]
Climate change adaptation ; Farmers attitudes ; Strategies ; Risk analysis ; Cropping systems ; Sustainability ; Farm income ; Costs ; Profitability ; Nonfarm income ; Economic viability ; Budgets ; Environmental factors ; Drought ; Temperature ; Villages ; Case studies / Western Bangladesh / Durgapur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048110)
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Using long-term district-level climate data and a case study from a drought-prone village in western Bangladesh, this research explored trends in climate change, and analysed farmers’ adaptation dynamics, profitability and risks. This is the first study of its kind for drought-prone areas in Bangladesh.
Farmers perceived climate changes included increases in temperature and decreases in rainfall which were as consistent with the trends of Chuadanga climate records. Farmers’ adaptation measures included changes in cropping systems, cropping calendars, crop varieties, agronomic practices, crop diversification and improved animal husbandry. Reducing environmental stress, ensuring self-sufficiency in staple crops (mainly rice) and other crop production practices, and enhancing economic viability of farm enterprises have underpinned these adaptations. Off-farm and non-farm wage employment, temporary migration, self-employment and educating children, constituted the core non-farm adaptation strategies.
Emerging cropping systems like maize/cucumber and maize/stem amaranth/rice were economically more viable than the traditional rice/rice and rice/maize systems. Despite some uncertainties, farming was preferred to off-farm work, generating higher returns to labour for all cropping systems. Limited access to stress-tolerant varieties, extension services and affordable agricultural credit, combined with high production costs, variability in crop yields and output prices, are the main barriers to adaptation. Stronger agricultural research and support services, affordable credit, community-focussed farming education and training are critically important for effective adaptation to climate change.
Farmers perceived climate changes included increases in temperature and decreases in rainfall which were as consistent with the trends of Chuadanga climate records. Farmers’ adaptation measures included changes in cropping systems, cropping calendars, crop varieties, agronomic practices, crop diversification and improved animal husbandry. Reducing environmental stress, ensuring self-sufficiency in staple crops (mainly rice) and other crop production practices, and enhancing economic viability of farm enterprises have underpinned these adaptations. Off-farm and non-farm wage employment, temporary migration, self-employment and educating children, constituted the core non-farm adaptation strategies.
Emerging cropping systems like maize/cucumber and maize/stem amaranth/rice were economically more viable than the traditional rice/rice and rice/maize systems. Despite some uncertainties, farming was preferred to off-farm work, generating higher returns to labour for all cropping systems. Limited access to stress-tolerant varieties, extension services and affordable agricultural credit, combined with high production costs, variability in crop yields and output prices, are the main barriers to adaptation. Stronger agricultural research and support services, affordable credit, community-focussed farming education and training are critically important for effective adaptation to climate change.
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