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POLICY BRIEF article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agricultural and Food Economics
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1459526

Nurturing the Sustainable Food Systems: Crafting Policies and Practices for Crop Diversification in Bangladesh

Provisionally accepted
Ravi Nandi Ravi Nandi 1*Timothy J. Krupnik Timothy J. Krupnik 1Wais Kabir Wais Kabir 1Tamara Jackson Tamara Jackson 2
  • 1 CIMMYT (Bangladesh), Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2 University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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    Bangladesh's agriculture, dominated by rice, faces sustainability risks, necessitating a focus on crop diversification (CD). This study explores the policy environment and project implementation promoting CD from 1971 to present, using an analytical framework by the CGIAR-International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT). Despite numerous initiatives, progress is stifled by historical biases and coordination gaps among government agencies, affecting project effectiveness. Findings indicate that most efforts are project-driven and transient, lacking integration into national budgets which could ensure sustainability. This study suggests enhancing market linkages and integrating CD into annual budgets to address funding and market development challenges, offering actionable guidelines to bolster long-term agricultural resilience in Bangladesh.

    Keywords: sustainable agriculture, Crop diversification, Projects, Policy Provisions, Bangladesh

    Received: 04 Jul 2024; Accepted: 26 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Nandi, Krupnik, Kabir and Jackson. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ravi Nandi, CIMMYT (Bangladesh), Dhaka, 1212, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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