Baira : The Floating Gardens for Sustainable Livelihood

Contents: 1. Introduction: i. Background. ii. Baira in Bangladesh. iii. Prospects of Baira farming extension in Bangladesh. iv. Scope of the report. 2. Approach of the Baira extension initiative: i. Project area. ii. Approaches. 3. Baira preparation and cultivation techniques: i. Baira preparation. ii. Crop selection. iii. Cultivation on Baira platforms. iv. Crop rotation. v. Pest management. 4. Baira extension initiative in action: i. Institutionalization: Baira extension centers and Baira committees. ii. Facilitation. iii. Capacity building of local NGOs. iv. Studies on Baira practice. v. Monitoring and evaluation. 5. The future: i. Sustainability of the initiative. ii. Constrains. iii. Recommendations. References. Appendices.