Author: Ashwin George
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Smallholders in Bangladesh transform their drought-prone farms
Four years ago, when SAFBIN started working with 405 smallholder families in Tanore of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, increasing agricultural production in this drought-prone Barind region was a challenging task. But farmers like Ms. Akhtara Begum (42) accepted that challenge. She is a progressive farmer from Chimna village. Her husband Md. Ruhul Amin (47) inherits a piece…