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Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh
 
Palash Kanti Haldar (a), Sajal Kumar Saha (b), Md. Firoz Ahmed (c) and Shaikh Nazrul Islam (d)

aConcern Worldwide, bBRAC, Dhaka
cEconomic Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna
dPalli Karma Sahayak Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

J. Sci. Technol. Environ. Inform.  | Volume 04, Issue 02, pp. 313-326 | Date of Publication: 14 February 2017.
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Title: Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh
Abstract: Crop production and livelihood practices in coastal communities of Bangladesh are seriously impacted by natural calamities, triggered by salinity intrusion, shrimp farming and drainage congestion. The study was conducted in three villages of Koyra upazilla under Khulna district in 2014 which were affected severely by cyclone Aila on 25th May 2009. The study explores the potential factors, local practices and coping strategies the rice farming communities experienced during livelihood recovery process after cyclone Aila. The study also measures how their adopted practices contribute to the production of rice in coastal areas. Total 96 rice farmers were interviewed with snowball sampling technique and 3 Focus Groups Discussion (FGD) were conducted with 29 farmers in study areas. The study reveals that at least 12 hazards always disturb coastal farmer to cultivate rice of which five hazards have impacts ranging medium to high level. Result shows that rice farmers have experienced at least 16 different adaptation practices for rice cultivation which play potential roles at different scales.  The study also represents that different factors of production have positively influence Aman rice production, use of fertilizer influence rice production significantly at 5% level of significance. Study also tested that production of rice on alleviated land (high land) is 22% higher that the beel land. Most importantly it has shown the statistically significance of production performance for adopting different adaptation practices that influence rice production at 5% level of significance. So for the rice production along with the use of different inputs, different adaptation options have to be strategically furnished as community based practices. Besides, the study also reveals the importance of Government and private sectors initiatives to support rice farming communities for higher production through proper planning and technical support.
Key Words: Adaptation, Coastal Bangladesh, Cyclone Aila, Production function, Rice farming and Salinity
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​APA (American Psychological Association)
Haldar, P. K., Saha, S. K., Ahmed, M. F. and Islam, S. N. (2017). Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04(02), 313-326.

MLA (Modern Language Association) 
Haldar, P. K., Saha, S. K., Ahmed, M. F. and Islam, S. N. “Coping strategy for rice farming in Aila affected South-West region of Bangladesh.” Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04.02 (2017): 313-326.
 
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