Floating Farms of Bangladesh
Floating Farms of Bangladesh
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Small floating farms on rivers in northwest Bangladesh include fish enclosures where villagers raise tilapia. (Amy Yee for VOA)
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Non-profit Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha also trains poor women to grow flood-resistant crops such as sugar cane. A group of women listen to a lecture by an agricultural scientist in a classroom on a boat. (Amy Yee for VOA)
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Floating farms where villagers raise fish and ducks and grow vegetables can provide valuable food and income when agricultural land is flooded in northwest Bangladesh during the months-long rainy season. (Amy Yee for VOA)
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A small coop can house 100 ducks and floats on a structure made of bamboo, empty oil drums and recycled materials that floats on riverbanks. (Amy Yee for VOA)