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Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Scale up Rice Production Technologies

One-line solution summary:

Adapt technologies ( AWD, Parching and Guti Urea) to produce rice with low water use and use of indegenous technologies

Pitch your solution.

Rice is the staple food of Bangladesh. The country with 180 million people needs a huge quantity of rice. Millions of acres of lands are being cultivated rice in water logged condition. The water logged rice field produces huge quantity of methane which is one of the important green house gas. The farmers do not have knowledge on proper management of water, as a result they keep the rice field fill with water. Irrigation cost lot. Again to produce the power to run water pump emits green house gas.

Again, farmers use insecticides to keep insects from rice field. The production of insecticide produce green house gas and harmful for human health.

The farmers use urea fertilizer to cultivate rice. Without having proper knowledge on proper use of fertilizer the farmers overuse urea fertilizer. Again the power uses to produce urea emits green house gas.

What specific problem are you solving?

The proposed initiative will solve the 3 above-mentioned problems:

(a) Promote use of proper management of irrigation through Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies; promote less use of insecticide through promotion of use of Parching technologies and promote proper use /less use of urea fertilizer through use of Guti urea technology.

Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies: If the farmers follow the AWD technologies it will reduce methane emission.

Parching technologies: the parching technologies will invite more birds in the rice fields who will eat the harmful insects.

Guti urea technology.: Use of the technology will promote proper as well as less use of urea fertilizer.

What is your solution?

The three technologies include: (a) Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD), (b) Parching and (c) Guti Urea.

Millions of acres of lands are
being cultivated rice in water logged condition. The water logged rice
field produces huge quantity of methane which is one of the important
green house gas. The farmers do not have knowledge on proper management
of water, as a result they keep the rice field fill with water.
Irrigation cost lot. Again to produce the power to run water pump
emits green house gas.

Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies: If the farmers follow the AWD technologies it will reduce methane emission.

Again, farmers use insecticides to keep insects from rice field. The production of insecticide produce green house gas and harmful for human health.

The parching technologies will invite more birds in the rice fields who will eat the harmful insects.

The farmers use urea fertilizer to cultivate rice. Without having proper knowledge on proper use of fertilizer the farmers overuse urea fertilizer. Again the power uses to produce urea emits green house gas.

Use of the technology will promote proper as well as less use of urea fertilizer.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

The solution will have great impact on the lives of the millions of farmers of Bangladesh. Again it will contribute to reduce green house gases to save the plant. The water logged rice field produces huge quantity of methane which is one of the important green house gas. Irrigation cost lot. Again to produce the power to run water pump emits green house gas. Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies will reduce methane emission. It will also save irrigation cost as well as production cost of rice of the millions of farmers in general.

Again, farmers use insecticides to keep insects from rice field. The production of insecticide produce green house gas and harmful for human health.It will reduce cost of insecticide of the farmers.

The parching technologies will invite more birds in the rice fields who will eat the harmful insects.

The farmers use urea fertilizer to cultivate rice. Without having proper knowledge on proper use of fertilizer the farmers overuse urea fertilizer. Again the power uses to produce urea emits green house gas.

Use of the technology will promote proper as well as less use of urea fertilizer. It will reduce fertilizer cost of the farmers.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Support small-scale producers with access to inputs, capital, and knowledge to improve yields while sustaining productivity of land and seas

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge and your selected dimension.

The project will be implemented with 200 farmers in Kamarkhanda Upazila of Sirajganj district in Bangladesh. National Development Programme (NDP) is implementing various agricultural projects to improve the life and livelihoods of the small and marginal farmers in its working area. Transfer of modern technologies on agricultural fields is one of the important area of NDP's work. We have been engaged in the field and testing these technologies. The three proposed technologies: (a) Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD), (b) Parching and (c) Guti Urea will work in aligned with needs of the stakeholders as well as SOLVE objectives.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Sirajganj, Bangladesh

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Pilot: An organization deploying a tested product, service, or business model in at least one community

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

ABM Shazzad Hossain, Director (PRM)

More About Your Solution

If your solution has a website, provide a link here:

https://www.ndpbd.org

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Which of the following categories best describes your solution?

A new application of an existing technology

Describe what makes your solution innovative.

The technologies are very simple but have clear and important effects of the food production, reducing production cost significantly and most importantly it will have significant impact on reduction of green house gases.

Describe the core technology that powers your solution.

The solution will have great impact on the lives of the millions of farmers of Bangladesh. Again it will contribute to reduce green house gases to save the plant. The water logged rice field produces huge quantity of methane which is one of the important green house gas. Irrigation cost lot. Again to produce the power to run water pump emits green house gas. Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies will reduce methane emission. It will also save irrigation cost as well as production cost of rice of the millions of farmers in general.

Again, farmers use insecticides to keep insects from rice field. The production of insecticide produce green house gas and harmful for human health.It will reduce cost of insecticide of the farmers.

The parching technologies will invite more birds in the rice fields who will eat the harmful insects.

The farmers use urea fertilizer to cultivate rice. Without having proper knowledge on proper use of fertilizer the farmers overuse urea fertilizer. Again the power uses to produce urea emits green house gas.

Use of the technology will promote proper as well as less use of urea
fertilizer. It will reduce fertilizer cost of the farmers.

Provide evidence that this technology works.

We have already tested at the filed level.

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

Behavioral Technology

What is your theory of change?

The solution will have great impact on the lives of the millions of farmers of Bangladesh. Again it will contribute to reduce green house gases to save the plant. The water logged rice field produces huge quantity of methane which is one of the important green house gas. Irrigation cost lot. Again to produce the power to run water pump emits green house gas. Alternative Wet Dyeing (AWD) technologies will reduce methane emission. It will also save irrigation cost as well as production cost of rice of the millions of farmers in general.

Again, farmers use insecticides to keep insects from rice field. The production of insecticide produce green house gas and harmful for human health.It will reduce cost of insecticide of the farmers.

The parching technologies will invite more birds in the rice fields who will eat the harmful insects.

The farmers use urea fertilizer to cultivate rice. Without having proper knowledge on proper use of fertilizer the farmers overuse urea fertilizer. Again the power uses to produce urea emits green house gas.

Use of the technology will promote proper as well as less use of urea
fertilizer. It will reduce fertilizer cost of the farmers.

Select the key characteristics of your target population.

Rural
Poor

Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your solution address?

1. No Poverty
12. Responsible Consumption and Production

In which countries do you currently operate?

Bangladesh

In which countries will you be operating within the next year?

Bangladesh

How many people does your solution currently serve? How many will it serve in one year? In five years?

3 person

What are your goals within the next year and within the next five years?

(a) to promote the new technologies among the farmers of Bangladesh.

What barriers currently exist for you to accomplish your goals in the next year and in the next five years?

Lack of fund to demonstrate the technologies in large scale.

How do you plan to overcome these barriers?

Applying funds from various donors.

About Your Team

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