CropsA strong El Nino puts Bangladesh's Boro harvest at risk: experts warn of sterile rice flowers above 35C and heavier irrigation demand
With the WMO forecasting an El Nino that could last into early next year, IRRI's Sharif Ahmed, SAU's Abu Noman Faruq Ahmmed, BARI's Jamal Uddin and Professor Jahangir Alam Khan say the late Aman, the winter crops and above all the irrigation-dependent Boro need preparation now; DAE chief Md Abdur Ra