Tag Archives: bangladesh

Integrating gender in agricultural research: More than counting the women farmers

Integrating gender in agricultural research is no longer a debate; it is about doing it effectively. ...

Bangladeshi rice farmers learn safer, more effective management practices to combat weeds

IWM trials organized by CSISA and BRRI) during the 2016 aman cropping season to spread awareness in the proper use of herbicides and low-cost weed management...

Water management is key

The water management groups allow the coastal communities in Bangladesh to manage floodwaters and deal with poverty and food and income insecurities on...

Empowering women farmers in the polder communities of Bangladesh

When women are empowered, their families, children, the next generation, and their communities are empowered, too. ...

A successful salt-tolerant rice variety in Sreefalkathi Village

Originally published in the Daily Observer Bangladesh, 27 January 2015  Coastal areas are mostly affected by climate change and natural disasters such...

INDIA, BANGLADESH, Nepal, and IRRI seal the deal. From left, S.M. Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh; Robert Zeigler, IRRI director general; Jaya Mukunda Khanal, Nepal; and Ashish Bahuguna, India.

Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties

INDIA, BANGLADESH, Nepal, and IRRI seal the deal. From left, S.M. Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh; Robert Zeigler, IRRI director general; Jaya Mukunda Khanal,...

Bangladesh MP and agriculture officials visit IRRI

Hon. Chhabi Biswas, Member of Parliament of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and a delegation from Bangladesh’s Ministry of Agriculture  visited...

Rice in South Asia

Rice in South Asia (Photo: Isagani Serrano) Rice is a staple for the majority of the 1.7 billion South Asian population and a source of livelihood for...

Bhuna khichuri

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) Bhuna khichuri is a very popular and common dish in Bangladesh and some parts of India that is usually prepared during rainy days...

Catching up in southwestern Bangladesh

Rice field in southwestern Bangladesh. (Photo: IRRI) “Rice is our national occupation,” says rice farmer Altaf Boyati. “My father and grandfather...

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