Climate resilience technology for year round vegetable production in northeastern Bangladesh
A study was carried out to investigate climate resilience vegetable production prospects using tower gardening technology from July 2017 to December 2017 in low-lying areas of northeastern Bangladesh (Sylhet and Moulvibazar). A total of 24 participants of the DFID and EU funded Suchana program (January-December’2017) were involved in the study. Two sizes of tower (a) medium size (4.5 feet diameter and 5.0 feet height) (b) small size (3.0 feet diameter and 4.0 feet height) and two types of growing media protecting material (i.e. plastic bag & bamboo mat) were used separately to perform the study.
From the result, it may say that both sizes of tower garden were technically feasible to grow vegetable in an inundated situation, but medium size towers made of plastic bags performed better than bamboo mat due to less nutrient loss through leaching. The study found tower gardening on medium-sized towers with plastic bags could be a potential and effective option for year-round vegetable production in climate-vulnerable communities of Bangladesh.
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