The Dhaka Times Desk Climate change has a special impact on our country. Farmers and common people of the country are all affected by the climate. Scientists of Bangladesh invented rice capable of dealing with climate change, which will benefit the farmers of the country.
Climate change is affecting Bangladesh every year in various ways Due to this effect, the agricultural sector is also affected. Farmers as well as the whole country faced various disasters including crop loss. But this time there is hope, Bangladesh scientists have invented some rice varieties capable of dealing with this effect
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Director General of 'Bri' Dr. Jeevan Krishna Biswas said, 'Some things happen every now and then due to climate change Such as drought, lack of rain, heavy rain, flash flood, salinity, extreme cold and heat etc. To adapt to these environments, our scientists have developed several varieties of 'Bri' rice, which have already been successfully cultivated by farmers in different parts of the country.
Bri Dhan 40, Bri Dhan 41, Bri Dhan 53 and Bri Dhan 54 – these 4 varieties are very effective even in Ropa Aman season in coastal areas where soil is high in salinity. And Boro rice varieties include Bri Dhan47 and Bri Dhan61
Rice able to cope with climate change
Bri Director General also informed about the varieties that can grow in drought. He said, there can be two types of drought situation One is drought tolerant and the other is drought tolerant
Drought occurs suddenly when the flowers bloom before the arrival of rice This hampers the yield of rice Taking this into consideration, drought tolerant varieties have been invented, he said. The two drought resistant varieties are Bri Dhan56 and Bri Dhan57. Both of these are Ropa Aman rice varieties.
Regarding paddy drowning in water, he said, another situation arises during Ropa Aman season when after planting paddy, it is seen that paddy suddenly sinks under water in the month of Asadha-Shravan. He said, this condition lasts for about a week or sometimes more Bri Dhan51 and Bri Dhan52 are there to deal with this situation It will also be possible to protect the paddy fields that are drowned in these two paddy fields.
The climate is constantly changing in the world It is affecting our country as well Due to geographical location and frequent natural calamities, Bangladesh is affected more than other countries
Along with the government's efforts to stay free from the effects of climate, 'Barsik' is continuing its efforts. Adaptation is not enough to prevent climate change Rather, everyone should prepare to deal with it appropriately Unplanned dams should be cut and culverts created for shrimp farming to stop extraction of salt water, based on the suggestions and suggestions of the local people, agricultural land, land, fisheries law policies should be coordinated and implemented at the upazila level. All development infrastructure on the rivers and reservoirs of the south-western region should be canceled to ensure the natural flow of water flow, taking into consideration the environment and the ever-changing climate, initiatives should be taken to increase the cultivation of local and sustainable agricultural crops.
Executive Director of Bangladesh Research Center for Indigenous Knowledge (BARSIK) Sukant Sen said, "BARSIK" is implementing various such plans using 'indigenous knowledge', it is being 'shared' with the government. For example: 'Shyamnagar is an area of Munshiganj There is like a lake one kilometer long It always had salt water This lake was leased only for shrimp farming But we spend about one lakh rupees on it, to renovate it Community and upazila administration also support us During last year's Aman cultivation, it can be seen that 11 tonnes of extra paddy has been produced there.'
The current government of Bangladesh is playing a strong role in all world forums including the United Nations to resolve the climate crisis The various steps taken by the government to protect the people of Bangladesh from this environmental and humanitarian disaster are commendable But Sukant Sen, executive director of Bersik, sees no alternative but to increase awareness among common people about this natural disaster. He said this in a report of DW
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