Climate-change insurance allows Bangladeshi farmers to keep planting
State-backed scheme could help stem urbanisation by providing the resources to restart production after losses
23 March 2021 - 17:20
Kurigram, Bangladesh — Last year, Hafizur Rahman’s entire rice crop drowned in floodwaters that followed heavy rain in northern Bangladesh.
The loss forced the 30-year-old farmer from Kurigram district to look for daily labouring work, hoping to scrape together enough money for seed to plant a new 3ha rice crop this year...
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