Experts for farming four crops annually

RANGPUR, Oct 28 (BSS): Experts at a daylong workshop have called for expanding a newly evolved cropping pattern that enables the farmers in getting four crops annually on the same land to ensure food security under adverse climate.
The new cropping pattern of 'Short duration Aman rice-mustard/potato-mug bean-short duration Aus (pariza) rice' also improves soil health, environment and livelihoods of the rural farmers and the poor, they said.
RDRS Bangladesh organised the workshop on 'Climate Change and New Cropping Pattern for Food Security' for 'Up-scaling Four Crops on the same land in Sequence' on Monday.