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2. OverallAgriculturalExtension ActivitiesoftheDepartment Of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the Southern Ganges BasinofBangladesh, Past&Presentactivities,FuturePlan, What are the Technology, Policy & Socio-Economic requirementsforimproving ProductivityandFoodSecurity oftheSouthernGangesBasinofBangladesh. TahminaBegum DeputyDirector(WM)& ProjectDirector,Bluegold DAE,MOA,Bangladesh. 3. DAE OutlineofthePresentation Introduction SalientfeaturesofAgricultureintheSouthern GangesBasinofBangladesh OverallExtensionActivitiesofDAEinthe SouthernGangesBasinofBangladesh FuturePlan&Challengesahead Technology,Policy&Socio-Economic requirementsforimprovingProductivityandFood Security. Limitations Conclusions 4. Bangladesh LocationofBangladeshInASIA 5. DAE The Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE) isthelargestpublic sectorextensionserviceproviderwith considerable human & other resources along with countrywide networkinBangladesh. DAE Itsmain 6. DAE DAE Farmers & Other Beneciaries BRRI,BARI, BINA,BARC, &other researchorg. (Prod.Tech.) DAEssystemofActivities 7. DAE To provide efficient and effective need based extension services to all categories of farmers, to enable them to optimize their use of resources, in order to promote sustainable agricultural and socio- economic development. As Policy matter as well as Motivational work. The Mission of DAE 8. DAE TwomainaspectsofCropProduction Horizontalgrowth& Verticalgrowth Areaexpansion MoreProduction/Unitarea 9. DAE Fordecades,Extensionservicesmainlyaddress to increase the HYV area and yield per unit areaoftheRice&othercerealcropstofeed theNation. Togetsafeharvestthethrusthadbeengiven to the Northern Region. Consequently, the granaryhadshiftedfromsouthtoNorth. B 10. Over the last decades cereal production has increased from about 10 million tons in 1970s to more than 30 million tons in 2008. Now Annual production is about 33.54 million M. tons. Despite population increased from 75 to 150 million, Bangladesh is (almost) self sufficient in food grains. We have achieved much but still we have more challenges for sustainable production: 11. Floods Droughts RiverBankErosion Salinityintrusion Cycloneand stormsurge Thechallengesare: DAE Salinityincreasein Soil&Water 12. DAE Salient Features of Agriculture in Coastal Region: Predominantly Single cropped (50%) & double Cropped (40%) Cropping intensity 133% (National Av 191%) Mainly subsistence farming Inadequate agro-processing technologies Mainly non-mechanized farming (Except Tillage & threshing) Fragmented land/plots Depends largely on nature (T aman/Aus) Less scope for horizontal growth July-August is the lowest saline concentration months March-April is the highest saline concentration months. 13. DAE Pastactivities The intervention was mainly to increase Cerealcropproductionthrough Demonstration- introduction of HYV , fertilizer&pesticidefreeofcost. Provide training to farmers through Fortnightly door to door Training & Visit(T&V)method. 14. DAE PresentExtensionActivitiesofDAEinthe SouthernGangesBasinofBangladesh Crop Diversification Group Approach 15. DAE Training Provide update training on technologies to the eld extensionpersonnel. As well as farmers through learning by doing in group approach(FarmerField School (FFS). learningbydoing GroupdynamicsinaFFSsession learningbydoing 16. DAE AlongwithalltheCroprelatedresearchand technologydevelopmentorganizationsDAE isalsoaddressingtheIssuesof -Salinity -Draughts -Flood -Waterlogtocropproduction 17. Salinetolerantricevariety: BRRI dhan40, BRRI dhan47, BRRIdhan53, BRRIdhan54, BRRI dhan55,BRRIdhan61,BINAdhan-8,BINAdhan-10 ShortduraDonrice:BINAdhan7 Latericevariety:BR23 CroppingpaIern: T.Aman-Kheshari-Fallow, T.Aman-pumpkin-Seasame/Mungbean Rice+Fish+Fallow Salinetolerantfruits:Sapota,lemon,Jujube,etc. Introduce 18. ExtentIndigenousInnovaDvepracDces:Sorjan,mulching,etc. Othercrops:wheat(BARIgom25),sunower,soybean Lesswaterlovingcrops:mungbean,kheshari,mustard,etc Water management: Mini pond for supplementary irrigaDon duringdroughtspells,dryseedbed Vegetable:Spinach,turnip,tomato,watermelon Highvaluecrops:SummerTomato Soilimprovement:Greenmanure,FYM,vermi-compost,etc Suitable Agri. Machinery: Power Tiller, Tractor, Reaper, Transplanter,Thrasher,etc. Contd 19. SalineTolerantRiceVariety BRRIdhan55culDvaDon Ricecrop(BRRIDhan-49) followedbyKhesari PictorialpresentaDonoftechnologyforsalineproneareas WheatculDvaDon(Less waterloving) ShortduraDonRiceBINA7 20. Technologyforsalineproneareas ZeroDllagePotatoCulDvaDon byMulching ZeorDllageKheshariculDvaDon WatermelonculDvaDon PumpkinculDvaDon 21. Fruitgarden (Malta) Intercroppinginfruitgarden Technologyforsalineproneareas.. SunowerculDvaDon MaizeculDvaDonas alternatecrop 22. HybridMaizeculDvaDon VegetableCultivation withlesswater Controlofsalinewater intrusionfromtheriverin thelastFebruary Intercropping Technologyforsalineproneareas 23. VegetableculDvaDoningherbund VegetableculDvaDoningherbund VegetableculDvaDoningherbund GherCulDvaDonforsalineproneareas VegetableculDvaDoningherbund 24. FarmYardmanure(FYM) Vermi-compost FYMandvegetable culDvaDon SuitableadaptaDontechnologyforsalineproneareas Bio-gasplant 25. VegetableculDvaDoninSorjan(raisedbed) SuitableadaptaDontechnologyforwaterloggedareas Floatingbed AroidculDvaDon 26. Minipondfor supplementary irrigaDon ChickpeaculDvaDon (lesswaterlovingcrop) Alternatewehngand Drying(AWD) JujubeculDvaDon AdaptaDontechnologyfordroughtproneareas 27. IrrigaDonthroughtapipe AdaptaDontechnologyfordroughtproneareas RainwaterconservaDoninmini pondforirrigaDonfordryseason DryseedbedMulchforsoilmoisture conservaDon 28. GroundnutculDvaDonincharland MaizeculDvaDonas alternatecrop MustardculDvaDon SuitableadaptaDontechnologyforood/ashoodproneareas MungbeanculDvaDon 29. Farmmachinery 30. MushroomculDvaDon(alternaDve crop) Income&employmentforwomen YearRoundDrumStick (Maringa)Cultivation Seedstorage Improvestove, 31. Integrated HomesteadFarming 32. DAE Tocreateawareness aboutnewTechnologies &todisseminateDAE OrganizeAgril.Fair 33. DAE OrganizeSuccessfulfarmers(IPM/ICM/CIGS)clubs. 34. DAE Successfulfarmers(IPM/ICM/CIGS)clubs. 35. DAE Scopeahead Currentfallowland170,000he Singlecroppedarea825,000he Outof68845haoflandonthebankofGhers &ponds23944haisstillnotundercultivation. LocalvarietymaybebroughtunderHYV. FloatinggardenintheLongtimeWater loggedareawithwaterhyacinth. UtilizationofHomesteadarea ReductionofPostharvest&Storageloss 36. DAE FuturePlan IncreaseCroppingIntensitybybringingSingle/ doublecroppedareaintomultiplecrops Enhancemixedcropcultivation Fallowlandundercultivation IncreaseHighvaluecropcultivation&value chainmgt, Specialemphasiswillbegiventocultivateon thebanksofPonds&Ghers. ExpandCultivationofvegetables&spiceson Floatinggardenonwaterloggedhyacinth. ExpansionofKandiorShorjoncultivationin lowlyingarea. 37. DAE Expansionofdrought/salinetolerantvarieties. Emphasizeonspicecultivation. Useofhomesteadareaforseasonalvegetables &fruitcultivation. Reducelossatpostharvestactivitiesandat storage. Supportmechanizedcultivation. Judicialuseofirrigationwaterthroughwater- smarttechnologies AWD(notforsalineareas) Contd 38. DAE Technology,Policy&Socio-Economic requirements ForimprovingProductivityandFoodSecurityof theSouthernGangesBasinofBangladesh. TherearesomeTechnologiesaddressingsalinity, waterlog,draught,oodwhicharenotsucient tocopewiththecontinuouschangingclimatic condition. Needto Conductmoreresearchondierenttolerant varietydevelopment HYVAustoshiftLocalAus Heat&SalinetolerantWheatvariety. 39. Cannels&naturalwaterreservoirssiltedup. Irrigationequipmente.g.,buriedpipe,LLP Trialforshallowaquiferirrigationwater. SolarmaintainedIrrigationequipment. Need to develop more linkage and cooperation with agricultural research institutions, education institutes and extensions. Collectiveeorttofacethecomingchallenges 40. DAE Relatedactivities: Shortdurationsalinetolerantcrops/ varieties Excava'onorre-excava'onofponds, channels/canals,ditches,mini-pondas WaterReservoir. Maintenance&managementof sluicegate MakingofWaterReservoirto harvestrain/monsoonwaterfordry season. ImprovementofIrrigation&drainage capacity. IntroductionofSolarIrrigation equipments. 41. DAE Challenges: oCoordination oTransparency oTimebound oSalinetolerantcrops/varieties oIrrigationavailability 42. Conclusion ForSustainableFoodsecurity&Socioeconomic development NEEDpolicysupportandappropriate technologicalpackages. 43. Thanksforyour attention Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact kbdtahmina@gmail.com