Mitigating Risk and Scaling-Out Profitable Cropping System Intensification Practices in the Salt-Affected Coastal Zone of the Ganges Delta

• DOI: 10.54894/jiscar.42.1.2024.148094
• Publication Date: 2024-06-26T05:16:02Z
• Authors: MOHAMMED MAINUDDIN; RICHARD W. BELL; SUKANTA KUMAR SAR...; MD. MANIRUZZAMAN; JORGE L. PENA-ARA...; DONALD S. GAYDON; FAZLUL KARIM; MARTA MONJARDINO; MARK GLOVER; KOUSHIK BRAHMACHARI; RUPAK GOSWAMI; MD. MAZHARUL ANWAR; EDWARD G. BARRETT...; YINGYING YU
• Keywords: Niger delta; River delta

The polders and islands in the salt-affected coastal zone of Ganges Delta, home to approximately 15 million people Bangladesh 5 West Bengal, face challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, environmental vulnerability, limited livelihood opportunities. Historically, agricultural production these areas was mainly confined wet/Kharif season, with much land remaining fallow during dry/Rabi season due waterlogging, soil salinity, perceived lack irrigation water. Since 2015, researchers NGOs from Australia, Bangladesh, India collaborated on project "Cropping system intensification zones India" sustainably increase cropping intensity productivity this area. During 2015-2021, has made significant achievements demonstrated strategies that are likely productivity, intensity, livelihoods people. However, maintain gains address risks like climate change impacts, untimely rainfall, market fluctuations, further research deemed necessary. Thus, ACIAR funded Phase 2 for 2021-2025 which aims sustain enhance achievements. This special issue presents some findings projected change, agronomic experiments, drainage management, social economic issues conducted under India.