VegetablesAbout 20 bighas of waterlogged land in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, grow vegetables on floating platforms this season, and more than 200 farmers have been trained in the method.
VegetablesOn waterlogged land in Banaripara and Agailjhara, farmers grow aubergine, gourds, beans, tomatoes, chillies and seedlings on beds of water hyacinth, algae and other aquatic plants, about 200 hectares in each upazila.
CropsOn floating beds of water hyacinth, known as baira, farmers in waterlogged areas can harvest vegetables two or three times in one monsoon; here is how to build one, with DAE and BRRI advice for saving aman rice, fish and livestock after a flood.
CropsJagonews24 reported in August 2017 that farmers in waterlogged districts were growing vegetables and spices year-round on floating water hyacinth beds, and that at least 800 floating beds had been used as Aman seedbeds in flood-hit areas that year.
