Spreading the Floating Farms Tradition

July 29, 2010
posted by OneWorld.net @ 17:46 PM

Oneworld logoCHANDRA, Jul 29 (IRIN) – As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water.

Agriculture accounts for almost a quarter of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product and provides work for 62 percent of the labour force.

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