TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR FOOD SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH

Sumaiya S. Eva

Abstract


The impact of climate change is a cruel reality for Bangladesh. Recent studies show that increased temperatures, decreased rainfall, water shortage and drought as a result of climate change will reduce the food production drastically and for these reasons the number of people facing hunger and malnutrition will be increased dramatically. That is why, for the adaptation to climate change in agriculture sector, many countries throughout the world are taking initiatives. Technological transfer generally which means transfer of technical know-how is considered as a very effective adaptation policy by many scholars and International Organizations. In our country, different programs on technological transfer have been functioned since many years in the agricultural sector. But few of them are based on the impact of climate change. Those programs are successful in training farmers on line-sowing, cropping intensity, crop rotation, integrated pest management etc. But farmers do not have adequate knowledge about the stress-tolerant crops and climate-smart agricultural practices. Besides, the policy makers are not fully acquainted with the real situation at grass root level. For this reason, the policies are not always that much effective. Policies should be based on bottom-up approach where farmers’ participation is important.

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Adaptation, Food security, Stress-tolerant, Technology Transfer.

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