Andres Ardila Moreno

Agriculture Problems

Bangladesh

Bangladesh after beginning having problems due to climate change, agriculture problems

has become one of the main issues for habitants of this place. This originates because of the rise

of the sea levels which cause serious problems to coastal farmers in Bangladesh inland as

glaciers melt into the world's oceans.

These farmers had to begin to shift from growing rice to raising shrimp and other

seafood, as the salty water was flooding in their land. However, it was not easy for most families

to switch from one way of making their living to another one completely different that requires

another type of tools. "Unfortunately, this is likely to be most challenging for those farming

families who have the fewest resources to begin with," said Chen, an associate professor of

agricultural, environmental and development economics (last name). On the other hand,

switching from growing rice to raising shrimp will help Bangladesh to keep the farmers from

going out of the country since this new way of farming helps to maintain their livelihoods.

Another of the main problems this country is having is the constant loss of land due to

rising sea levels and the big amount of salty water getting into the farms producing a lot of

difficulties for farmers trying to grow rice. Now since they have lost that way of living because

of the climate change, the work has decreased, leaving many families without a job and making

them migrate to the main cities.

Another problem the agriculture of Bangladesh faces is the decrease of job opportunities

to the community since shrimp farming offers far fewer job opportunities for daily workers than
rice growing does. Raising shrimp only needs a few people who will clean the algae and weeds

and maintain the pond, except for growing rice which is a labor-intensive operation that requires

quite a lot of people who prepare the field, transplant the seed, maintain the field and harvest it.

Leaving these two agriculture issues to the most problematic Bangladesh is having because of

climate change, making people migrate due to this situation and explore another way to make

their living.

Works Cited

Szczepanski, Marcin, et al. “Bangladesh: A country Underwater , a culture on the move.” 13

Sept. 2018. Https:// phys.org/news/2018-10-climate-sea-threat-farmers-bangladesh.htlml.

Accessed 9 Nov.2020.

The Ohio State University, et al. “Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in

Bangladesh” 23 Oct. 2018. Https: //phys.org/news/ 2018-10- climate-sea- threat-farmers-

bangladesh.html Accessed 9 Nov. 2020.