2. The Goal and Objectives
The overall goal of the project is
to increase household income,
food security and livelihoods in
impoverished and agriculturally
dependent regions of Bangladesh.
3. • The total area of Bangladesh is 147,
570 km2.
The coastal areas of Bangladesh
cover more than 30% of the
cultivable lands of the country.
About 53% of the coastal areas are
affected by salinity (0.83 Million ha.)
• Agricultural land use in these areas
is very poor, which is much lower
than country's average cropping
intensity.
• The factors which contribute
significantly to the development of
saline soil are, tidal flooding during
wet season (June-October), direct
inundation by saline water, and
upward or lateral movement of
saline ground water during dry
season (November-May)
Satkhira Khulna
4. The Khulna Hub belongs to mainly Ganges Tidal Flood Plain
(AEZ11 ,12 & 13)
Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira districts
Area: 11444 km2 (including Sundarban forests)
The max. & min. annual mean temperature of the region is 35.50
C
& 12.50
C.
Mean annual rainfall is 1710 mm.
Whole region lies within the cyclone zone.
Khulna Hub
7. Land type Percentage
Highland 2
Medium highland 78
Medium lowland 2
Lowland <1
Homestead, water 16
Soil type: The texture of the soil is mainly clay and loamy.
•Transplanted Aman is the principal crop throughout the
region.
•Aus, jute, sesame, mungbean, wheat, mustard and rabi crops
are grown in some non saline/less saline areas.
Land types and uses
8. • Area under cultivation and cultivable Fallow land
Land under Cultivation
& Fallow
Name of
the
District
Land
Under
Cultivation
(ha)
Fallow land (To be cultivated) (ha)
Rabi % Kharif-1 %
Kharif-
2
%
Khulna
135882 58858 45 94505 69 18425 13.6
Sathkira
135000 18080 13 92862 68.8 11286 8.36
9. • T. Aman – Fallow – Fallow
(Bagherhat 62%, Khulna 23%, Satkhira 28%)
• T. Aman – Fallow - Boro
(Bagherhat 9%, Khulna 21%, Satkhira 55% )
• Sesame – Fallow- T. Aman
• T. Aman – Wheat - Mungbeen
• T. Aman - Mustard
Major cropping
pattern
10. Soil and water salinity during rabi season causes low productivity
of winter crop.
Lack of fresh irrigation water
Leakage of saline water through sluice gate
Use of Local varieties in T.Amon Season causes lower yield and
late harvest resulting late established of Rabi crop.
Water logging that creates late planting of different Rabi crops.
Lake of quality seed for HYV rice and Rabi crops like Wheat,
Maize, Mustard, Sesame and Pulses.
Marketing problem for some crops like Maize other Rabi crops.
Lack of knowledge of modern production practice of high value
crop.
Social problem of management of water resources.
Lack of rain (sweet) water reserver in the locality.
Development
Constraints
11. Saline tolerant crops (Mainly Wheat, Maize, Rice) may be
introduce.
Mechanization in agriculture (Use of 2WT with multi crop
seeders, Power thresher).
CA Based Agriculture.
Vegetables & fodder cultivation in the dike of Gher.
Opportunities
16. SL
No.
Activities Targeted technology
Targe
t
farms
#
Under
impleme
ntation
Adaptive research trials
1 Farmer’s participatory evaluation of
commercial maize hybrids under rice
based cropping systems in the southern
and central east reason of Bangladesh
BHM-3, BHM-5, BHM-
9, Pinacle, CP808, 900M,
NK40
05 05
2 Performance of new wheat genotypes
under different sowing dates and
management practices in southern BD
BARI Gom 25, Francolin
and Satabdi,
38 38
3 Comparison of strip and conventional
tillage in maize-rice and wheat rice
systems in saline and water limited
environments of southern Bangladesh
Conservation
Agriculture (CA)
25 25
4 On-Farm nutrient omission and
sufficiency trials for 2011-12 rabi season
in Bangladesh
Full fertilizer, -N, -P,
-K, -ZnS
20 15
5 Demonstration of Summer tomato
cultivation
Summer Tomato 4 5
17. SL # Activities Targeted
technology
Target
farms #
Achievement
Training & others
1 Whole Family Training for
farm households on improved
maize & wheat production.
Wheat & Maize
production technology
600 300
2 Farmer exchange visits for
maize farmers in Khulna and
Satkhira Districts.
Maize production,
postharvest operation &
marketing system
50 Tentative date
25-26 May’12
3 Farmer's field days for wheat
& maize farmers
Wheat & Maize
production
600 250
4 Planting demonstration and
training using 2WT multi-crop
seeders
2WT multi-crop
seeders & CA
200 200
5 Demonstration of hand-
cranked maize shelling
machines
Hand-cranked maize
shelling
400 Tentative date
last week May
to Mid june’12
18. SL # Activities Targeted
technology
Target
farms #
Achievement
Training & others
6 .Training on demonstration of
Summer tomato cultivation in
khulna & Satkhira
Summer Tomato 5 5
7 Training of LSP on
vegetables seedling raising for
vegetables cultivation in the
dyke of Gher
Vegetables cultivation
in the dyke of Gher
8 8
Total Target Farmers 2191
23. Light irrigation following seed sowing of wheat stimulates good germination.
Wheat can be sown in late (even after 15 December).
Raise bed wheat shows good performance in saline prone area even heavy
rainfall comes.
BARI Gom 25, Satabdi and Francolin can be successfully grown in saline prone
area.
Rabi maize will show better performance if it is sown in early ( after short
duration rice varieties).
Capacity building training, field days and demonstration are the effective means
of farmers awareness that can help to increase cropping intensity of the large
amount of fallow land in southern BD.
Major Lessons Learnt
