ABSTRACT
Large-scale climate-resilient agricultural practices are being implemented in different salinity-affected areas of Bangladesh to reduce the vulnerability and risks for achieving climate-smart food security. This study was conducted to explore the spontaneous and planned resilient practices that are developing in response to climate change and their possible contribution to food security in the salinity-affected Khulna and Satkhira districts of Bangladesh. It was used participatory action research involving Community Vulnerability Assessment (CVA), Focus Group Discussions (FGD), Household Surveys (HHS), Key Expert Interviews and Key Informants Interviews and nutritional status analysis to scrutinize the determinants of farmers’ choices between alternative adaptation measures. Finally, through identifying the gaps in the implementation of those practices, the way forward with policy recommendations was discerned. The study reveals that farmers have developed salinity-tolerant indigenous technologies and adopted planned agricultural interventions including agricultural technologies and varieties for crop, vegetable, fish, livestock and poultry to achieve food security.
