Farmers’ Understanding about Impact of Climate Change on Cropping Systems and Nutrition: A study on Dingaputa Haor of Netrakona District in Bangladesh

Md. Mafizul Islam, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Sirajam Monira, Sinthia Afsana Kheya, Md. Salahuddin Kaysar, Md. Imran Ali, Moin Us Salam, Hancheol Hwang, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah and Md. Romij Uddin ()
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Md. Mafizul Islam: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Uttam Kumer Sarker: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Sirajam Monira: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Sinthia Afsana Kheya: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Md. Salahuddin Kaysar: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Md. Imran Ali: Jute Research Regional Station, Kishoreganj 2300, Bangladesh
Moin Us Salam: Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh
Hancheol Hwang: Department of Bioresources and Rural Systems Engineering, Hankyong National University, Suwon-si 17579, Republic of Korea
Abeer Hashem: Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah: Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Md. Romij Uddin: Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-17

Abstract: With a view to creating an inventory of the existing climatic and nutritional condition of the haor (low-lying land) areas along with their cropping systems, this research was carried out in the Dingaputa haor of the Netrakona district of Bangladesh. The main objective was to study the farmers’ concept of climate change issues and their responses in respect to cropping systems and nutrition. This study is crucial for comparing the existing situation and taking future decisions. The feasibility and strategic direction of the present haor agriculture were evaluated using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and matrices. The results showed that the farmers’ understanding of climate change was much lower than expected; a maximum of 73.2% farmers pointed out that climate change means frequent flooding, and more than 90% of farmers opined that temperature, early flooding, and lightning have increased over time. They strongly agreed that boro (dry-season-irrigated) rice is affected more frequently by natural hazards than in previous times. Very few farmers (only 14.4%) have taken adaptation strategies, which are less climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive. Only 10.8% of farmers cultivated oilseeds, pulses, and vegetables other than boro rice. A lack of technological knowledge is the main obstacle to practicing climate-resilient, modern cultivation practices. The trends of cultivation and consumption of vegetables by haor farmers are very low, whereas they are agreeable to cultivating nutrition-sensitive and high-value crops if they have technical support. The major strengths of haor agriculture are fertile soil and rice surplus, whereas weaknesses are monocropping and malnutrition.

Keywords: haor wetlands; climate change; flash flood; malnutrition; adaptation to climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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