Despite the economic progress in Bangladesh, a hot spot of hunger remained within the rapidly growing population and even the Covid-19 Pandemic made the hunger more intensive. Increasing the cropping intensity by replacing fallow with a short-duration pulse crop using climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology in the northeastern area of Bangladesh might increase food security and the livelihood of poor farmers. Therefore, the objective of the study was to investigate short-duration mungbean crop in between the two rice-based cropping systems following CSA technology. The study was conducted at two locations following Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in the farmers' field of Netrokona and Sunamganj Districts of Bangladesh during the period from March to May 2021. Results from both the study areas showed that CSA technology had substantially increased the total yield of mungbean, and BINA-8 variety performed the best results of 1061 kg/ha yield in the Sunamganj area. In mungbean cultivation, the lower tillage, 50% less fertilization, manuring, crop residues and efficient irrigation of CSA technology had a positive impact on water infiltration, soil nutrient status and water use efficiency of more than 40% compared to traditional cultivation systems. Nevertheless, the CSA in mungbean cultivation had enhanced carbon sequestration and reduces GHG emissions. The results also revealed that mungbean plant residues add an average 4.35 ton/ha green mass to the soil and saved more than 25% labor costs for mungbean cultivation. Therefore, crop intensification with mungbean using CSA technology in the disasters pruned area would be a good approach to combat food security and income generation of farmers. The study also argues that there is an immediate need for more intensive research to better quantify the mitigation effects of CSA technology.

Deteriorating soil quality and lower crop yields due to continuous monocropping in the small-scale farmers' fields have led to a quest for sustainable production practice with greater resource use efficiency in Bangladesh. Conservation agriculture is one such good practice that can successfully address soil quality improvements and crop productivity using locally available resources. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the effect of conservation agriculture practices on mustard productivity and soil quality in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. The study also cultivated mustard crops as a part of crop intensification of existing two cropping patterns into four crops. The study was conducted at two locations following Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in the farmers' fields of Netrokona and Sunamganj Districts of Bangladesh during the period from November 2021 to January 2022. The results revealed that the conservation agriculture practice had significantly improved mustard seed yield and the trial variety Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI-14) mustard produced the highest yield of 1035 kg/ha in the Dharmapasha area. In conservation agriculture practice, 50% of less fertilization, 12 t/ha organic manuring, minimum tillage, permanent crop residues and crop rotation had substantially improved the soil organic matter content, total nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and also neutralize pH for crop cultivation. So, improvements in mustard productivity, overall economic gain and soil quality have made the conservation agriculture practice an attractive system for small-scale farmers in the northeastern region and other areas with similar conditions in Bangladesh. Thus, the present study concluded that in the next decade, agriculture will have to sustainably produce more food using less and through the more efficient use of natural resources, creating a minimum impact on soil and environment, in order to meet the demands of the growing population.

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The present study was conducted to know the constraints perceived by Ginger and Turmeric growers in terms of production and marketing in the hill and plain district of Karbi Anglong and Jorhat of Assam during September 2021. Using Multistage Stratified Random Sampling, the constraints perceived by 252 respondents from both districts were tabulated and ranked accordingly. The major constraints that affected the production and marketing of ginger and turmeric in the hills were low adoption of better and improved production practices and technology, and the presence of middlemen/ local traders respectively whereas, for the plain region, the major constraints that affected production and marketing of ginger and turmeric were unfavorable weather conditions and poor market infrastructure respectively. As Assam is a major hub for ginger and turmeric production, policies should aim at providing better quality planting materials, provision of proper market infrastructure, creation of a “spices park” and creation of a proper export channel.