Exposure of Bangladeshi rice farmers to early flood risk.
Abstract
This paper shows that even the slightly early flood events (1 to 2 wk) that occur with reasonable frequency in north-central Bangladesh are prone to cause significant damage to very low elevation winter rice plots. Yet, our evidence shows that this is not a problem requiring new investments in technology. Rather, credit provision for input financing and extension help with existent shorter duration varieties can go a long way in ameliorating this situation.
Citation
Shankar, B.; Barr, J. Exposure of Bangladeshi rice farmers to early flood risk. International rice research notes (2003) 28 (2) 60-61.
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Published 1 January 2003