Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh

Figure 6.7: Response to disaster along the coastal region
Cyclonic Storm Surge and salinity intrusion affected site: Mathbaria of Pirojpur
district
As per definition of coastal zone, shown in Figure 6.8, Pirojpur is located mostly within the
interior coastal zone. Compare to exposed zone, interior zones are more important from
agricultural production point of view as because the salinity level there is still tolerable for
traditional agriculture production. As shown in Figure 6.11 land classification of Pirojpur is
grouped under non-saline non-calcerios type, which is suitable for two crops as Aus and
Aman (Figure 6.10). However, gradual intrusion of saline water either due to sea level rise
(Figure 6.9) or upstream water withdrawal along the Ganges (Figure 6.9), the agricultural
production of the region is under serious threat. Apart this, significant damage in agriculture
is still possible in the region because of Cyclone and storm surges, as it was evident during
recent cyclone event the SIDR.
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