Agrometeorological advisory services in Bangladesh for sustainable agriculture development: An overview
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https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.2955Keywords:
Agromet advisory services, Climate variability and change, Weather and climate information, Food securityAbstract
Agromet Advisory Services (AAS) is a program run by the Agro-meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP) under Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh to address the issues related to climate change and variability impact on food security and sustainable agricultural output and other issues. By maximizing the benefits of favorable weather and reducing the negative effects of unfavorable weather, AASs provide farmers with a unique type of input in the form of advisories that can significantly improve agricultural productivity. This might significantly alter Bangladesh's situation with regard to food security and the reduction of poverty. AMISDP, DAE, provides agro-meteorological services that are a step toward supporting weather-based crop and livestock management plans and operations aimed at improving crop production in a sustainable way. The current article provides an overview of the project and discusses the various actions and initiatives that fall under these services, as well as the ways in which farmers and the environment may benefit from the use of weather and climate information.
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