Low Carbon Development in Bangladesh: Agriculture & BCCSAP 2009 M. Asaduzzaman Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka Presented at Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture Science Workshop Playa del Carmen, Mexico December 1, 2010
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Low Carbon Development in Bangladesh:
Agriculture & BCCSAP 2009
M. AsaduzzamanBangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Dhaka
Presented at Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture Science Workshop
Playa del Carmen, MexicoDecember 1, 2010
Trend in Rice Output by Season
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Aus Aman Boro RiceOver time boro, dry period irrigated rice has gained prominence in area & output– rainfed aus has lost out. Aman, part rainfed-part irrigated, area & output remain largely static
Seasonal rice outputs are volatile - aman output growth may often be negative
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Mechanisation of tillage as well as irrigation is widespread among all types of farmers, large and small
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Mainly mechanised ground water irrigation helped dry period cultivation – diesel operated shallow tube wells are the mainstay of the system. Surface irrigation with low lift pumps are more site-specific
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Direct Energy Use in Rice Production
• Lifting water for irrigation and mechanised tillage are main activities using energy – diesel and electricity in case of former and diesel in the second case
• Harvesting is manual – husking is manual, mechanised and also through small and large rice mills which uses biomass, electricty and diesel for boilers and motors
• Long distance transport with motorised means is common for marketing
• Apart from production, knowledge of energy use in other cases is limited – yet even here energy use may be inefficient as is the case in say irrigation
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Urea TSP SSP DAP MOP TotalUrea is the main fertiliser in use – mainly from domestic production using natural gas. Others are mainly imported. Sales of urea show the most prominent upward trend
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Policy Environment• Spread of irrigation, fertiliser use and
mechanised tillage all facilitated over time by policies to encourage their use
• Inputs subsidy – fertiliser, diesel and electricity for irrigation
• Previously diesel prices were not subsidised but fixed by Government resulting in lower prices relative to rice due to rising rice prices and thus encouraging its increasing use - for electricity the prices were subsidised and nominally fixed lowering its relative price over time as next two slides show
• On the other hand, substantial reduction in public expenditure on research, extension and marketing in recent past as shown later
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Climate Change and Bangladesh
• Impact of climate change in general and on agriculture, role of agriculture in GHG emission, and response of Bangladesh to these issues have to be seen against these backdrops
Losses in Agricultural GDP due to Climatic Factors Now and in Future
Cost of present climate variability - 7.4% output/yr mainly due to lower boro output. SW coast to be worst affected.Future CC lowers output further by nearly 4%/yr.GDP loss - US$ 26 bn for ag & US$ 121 for national over 2005-50 due present variability. CC to add more losses of US$7.7 and 26 bn.
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) 2009
• A consequence of 1/CP13• BAP• 4 inviolate principles -
– Food security– Water security– Energy security– Livelihood (incl health) security
• Six pillars, 34 programme areas• One pillar is low carbon development• Should be read along with food security
theme and Research and Knowledge Management themes
Research Principles• From food security view point emphasis on
development and popularisation of various stress-tolerant varieties
• From low carbon view point, lowering emission in agriculture
• From livelihood view point, stress on protection of employment, income and livelihood particularly of poor, women and those in ecologically fragile areas
• From water security view point, water use must be absolute minimum without waste
• From energy security view point, minimum energy needs must be fulfilled
• Each can be done separately; but not a desirable solution
• Challenge is to satisfy each condition
Challenges• Mitigation in agriculture without adaptation will
threaten food security• Adaptation without mitigation will raise cost
of production and food will be costlier• Mitigation & adaptation get intertwined and
must be addressed in this situation simultaneously
• Both require that water use be economizedthrough choice of crops, new agronomicpractices, development of drought-tolerant or escaping varieties, etc so that while energy use is lowered food production does not fall
Immediate Research Needs• Development of stress tolerant varieties-some
such as shorter duration, drought tolerance, heat tolerance to lower energy needs and GHG emission
• Development of CC-smart cropping systems• Extension and diffusion issues• Reexamination of subsidy issues to lower
wasteful water, energy use• Stabilise rainfed rice output so that irrigated rice
dependence for food security lessened & energy needs and emission lowered
• Lowering irrigation water needs• Lowering of indirect energy needs
Capacity-building needs• Capacity and technology needs assessment
to be done• Capacity of National Agricultural research
System to be a priority, particularly for research with complex and intertwined goals
• Development and transfer of cost-effective technology
• And of course financing the whole research and related activities
• Given the slow pace of CC negotiations, a new or parallel paradigm of global cooperation needs to be established