Subir Kumar Sarker, from Manikgonj Due to its low-lying geographical nature, Manikganj farmers frequently face various challenges in crop cultivation caused by natural adversities. Seasonal monsoons bring heavy fog, extreme temperatures, droughts, and excessive rainfall, all of which severely ...

By Zahangir Alam, from Dhaka BARCIK recently organized a story-sharing session with adolescents and elderly residents at the Kallyanpur slum in Dhaka with the objective to to bridge generations and preserve urban memory. The theme of the event was “How the City Became a City.” Elderly ...

By Md. Zahangir Alam from Dhaka In an effort to raise awareness about noise pollution, BARCIK organized a human chain today (17 May) at the VIP gate of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur-2. Around 55 participants from various sectors of the Mirpur community joined the event. ...

By Gunjan Rema from Kalmakanda Netrakona BARCIK recently organized an experience-sharing visit on “Cultivation of Crops suitable in sandy lands” in Chandradhinga village, a remote border area of Kalmakanda upazila with the objective to enhance farmers’ adaptive capacity to climate ...

By Ohidur Rahman From Netrakona A training workshop on “Rice Production and Technology” was held at the Rameshwarpur Resource Center in Netrokona, organized by the Applied Research Division of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, with facilitation and resource support from ...

By Md. Shahidul Islam Social media has become a powerful platform for entertainment and for raising awareness on various social issues in this day. Citizens are now presenting their problems as well as addressing social inequality, injustice, diversity, and potential in their own voices which ...

By Rokhsana Rumi from Netrakona A rural discussion session titled “The Dangers of Chemical Agriculture” was recently held at the Shotobari (Women led nutrition houses ) of Sahana Akter in Bichipara village, under Kailati Union of Netrokona Sadar Upazila. The event, aimed at raising ...

By Khadija Akter Lita from Netrakona With the facilitating support from, the residents of Hasampur village under Lakshmiganj Union in Netrakona Sadar Upazila organized a village discussion meeting titled “We Practice Agroecology” at the home of farmer Md. Sadek Mia recently. The event featured ...

By S.M. Osman Gani Sohag, from Shyamnagar: An experience exchange tour was held with practitioners from agroecology learning centers in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh on Monday (April 28) from 10 am. Practitioners from a total of 16 agroecology learning centers in 6 unions of ...

By Gunjon Rema from Netrakona Recently, BARCIK organized a discussion meeting with farmers who cultivate sand-tolerant crops at Chandradinga village, near the Kalmakanda border. Fourteen farmers participated in the meetings sharing their problems and asking for solution to farm crops in the ...