"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
29 Nov 2022
Bangladesh has been adversely affected by climate change, leading to scarcity of dry land as large areas of land remain inundated due to rising sea levels. As people stared at an impending food scarcity, Bangladeshi farmers resorted to a 200-year-old ancient practice of growing vegetables on rafts.
While land continues to remain flooded for 10 months at a stretch, farmers had to adopt the ancient technique of floating farms to secure food. The stems of hyacinth that proliferate on water bodies are woven together to form rafts. This is a tedious process and may take up to two months.
Once the rafts are ready, the farmers plant fruit and vegetable seedlings including tomatoes, cucumber, papayas and gourds. According to agricultural officer Digbijoy Hazra, floating farmers take up less space than conventional farming. Another advantage is that pesticides can be done away with.
Tectonic movements, which caused the land below to sink, and upstream dams holding back sediment intended to restore eroding deltas have all contributed to the impact of climate change. In a list of countries most severely impacted by climate change between 2000 and 2019, Bangladesh came in seventh, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021.
That is the reason why thousands of farmers in Bangladesh are now switching to floating farm techniques for food security.
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