𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬

Climate change impacts strike directly at the heart of agriculture. That’s why BURO Bangladesh, under the SMAP project, works across the country to help farmers adopt sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural practices. BURO forms 25–30-member farmergroups, where participants discuss the impacts of climate change, sharesustainable farming techniques, and learn how to adapt to unpredictableweather.

Md. Bacchu Ali, a farmer from Daulatpur, Rajshahi, is a member of one such group. With technical support from BURO Bangladesh, he transformed his field into a demonstration plot. Using the relay cropping method, he grew bottle gourd alongside garlic, earning quick returns by selling the bottle gourd before the full garlic harvest was ready. He also used pheromone and yellow sticky traps instead of chemical pesticides. This approach offers several benefits:

✅ 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝: Bottle gourd & garlic relay cropping promotes healthier soiland increases harvests.

✅ 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬: Pheromone & yellow sticky traps provide safe, natural pestcontrol.

✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: The chosen crops are more resilient to unpredictable weather and pests.

His demonstration plot has becomean open classroom, where neighboring farmers learn by seeing practicalexamples. Through this, the foundation for climate-resilient agriculture isbeing built, enhancing food security.

Reflecting on his experience, Bacchu Ali said,

“Many farmers visited mydemonstration plot and saw the insects trapped in the pheromone and yellowsticky traps. They were convinced that these environmentally friendly methodsare effective and that achieving a bumper yield is possible without relying onchemical pesticides.”

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