“The Teesta river remains a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh”. Explain the issues and concerns around this river.
Resolving food security problems triggered by climate change together with rising populations and limited resources needs multiple strategies. Here are some key strategies: Climate-Smart Agriculture: -Scientists should develop and advocate drought-resistant heat-tolerant cultivars of important foodRead more
Resolving food security problems triggered by climate change together with rising populations and limited resources needs multiple strategies. Here are some key strategies:
Climate-Smart Agriculture:
-Scientists should develop and advocate drought-resistant heat-tolerant cultivars of important food crops.
-Soil wellness along with water storage and reduced soil decay emerges from the application of Conservation Agriculture through no-till farming together with cover cropping and crop rotation.
-Drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting systems should be implemented for efficient irrigation to decrease water consumption and increase agricultural output.
Sustainable Food Systems:
-The supply chain should reduce waste of food materials as it moves from production sites to destination markets.
-A progressive dietary transition to sustainable plant-rich diets should be promoted because they interact with the environment less severely.
-Efforts should focus on supporting local and seasonal foods through system development which shortens transportation distances while strengthening local communities.
Technological Advancements:
-Through the usage of precision agriculture alongside GPS drones and sensors farmers can optimize their resource management and monitor their crops while making data-based decision making possible.
-The application of biotechnology combines research activities to create innovative gene editing technologies which increase agricultural crop output while enhancing its resistance capabilities.
Addressing Climate Change:
-Environmental protection requires agricultural and other sectors to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions thus fighting climate change.
-Agri-business needs to back the adoption of renewable power systems like solar power and wind energy because it will decrease dependency on traditional fossil fuels.
Policy and Governance:
-The implementation of policies which adopt sustainable agricultural methods will receive backing through subsidies toward organic practices as well as investments within research and development initiatives.
-Rural infrastructure improvement through investments will enable better market accessibility and decreased post-harvest product waste.
-International Cooperation: Promoting international cooperation on food security, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.
The Teesta River has continued to be a very contentious issue between India and Bangladesh for a variety of complex reasons: -Unequal Water Sharing: Bangladesh regards the existing formula for sharing water as unjustified because it gets less share of the Teesta particularly in lean season and is soRead more
The Teesta River has continued to be a very contentious issue between India and Bangladesh for a variety of complex reasons:
-Unequal Water Sharing: Bangladesh regards the existing formula for sharing water as unjustified because it gets less share of the Teesta particularly in lean season and is sorely hit by it affecting its productivity and livelihood dependent on agriculture.
-Political Hurdles: This issue is so much entwined into both domestic and frames international that this is only engaging in rainy days. West Bengal in India has alone opposed every award made on the sharing of waters claiming pecuniary rights in every droplet of waters that comes into contact with the state. It does not help much.
-Environmental Concerns: Construction of dams and barrages on Teesta River in India appears to have vast opts environmental effects inclusive of tremendous attack on River flow, Biodiversity as well as those living along the course of the river in Bangladesh.
-Lack of Trust: Recalcitrant distrust and political willingness bias between the two countries have, therefore, put paid to any form of democratic dialogues and attendant progressive resolution of these contentious matters.
The Teesta River conflict is a highly complicated one to solve and which has got tremendous political, economical and social effects for India as well as for Bangladesh. Solving the problem, therefore, must be to address the conflict from both perspectives but with reference to equitable utilisation of the share water resources besides the environmental concern of the shared river basin.
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