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Multistakeholder webinar on ‘Policy Gap in Implementing Climate Smart Agriculture in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh’

 

A multi-stakeholder webinar titled ‘Policy Gap in Implementing Climate Smart Agriculture in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh’ was successfully conducted on September 26th, 2024. Supported by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and jointly organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), the South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE), and the Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI), the event focused on identifying key implementation gaps in climate-smart agricultural policies across the vulnerable coastal regions of Bangladesh.
The webinar brought together leading academics, policy experts, development experts, and practitioners from India and Bangladesh to critically examine challenges faced by farmers in adopting climate-resilient agricultural practices and explore opportunities for institutional convergence.

 

Despite advancements in research and the availability of salt- and drought-tolerant crop varieties, field-level adoption remains low due to premature technology release, lack of follow-up, and insufficient farmer engagement.

Poor policy coordination and inadequate communication between scientists, policymakers, and farmers hinder the successful translation of CSA (Climate Smart Agriculture) strategies into local practice.

Local ecological knowledge among farmers remains underutilized; inclusive planning must incorporate farmer feedback before policy and varietal deployment.

While climate-resilient technologies are available, their economic benefits are not clearly conveyed to farmers, creating a disconnect between innovation and adoption.

Micro-climatic variations across coastal Bangladesh demand location-specific planning rather than generalized CSA interventions.

A lack of accessible, updated digital platforms and technical databases limits informed decision-making among stakeholders.

Participants emphasized the value of traditional and indigenous knowledge systems such as float farming and highlighted the need for regional collaboration among South Asian countries to share metadata, best practices, and implementation models.

Convergence among universities, NGOs, corporations, and governments, along with bottom-up participatory planning, is essential to ensure effective, inclusive, and climate-resilient agricultural development.

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