Flash flooding considerations aside: Knowledge brokering by the extension and advisory services to adapt a farming system to flash flooding.

ABSTRACT: The development of agriculture sector and livelihood in Bangladesh are threatened by various climatic stressors, including flash flooding. Therefore, Extension and advisory services (EAS) need to navigate the knowledge landscape effectively to connect various farm actors and help secure the optimum benefits of knowledge and information for making rational decisions. However, little is known how EAS can perform this task to combat various effects of climate change. This study investigates the means of brokering knowledge by the EAS to help the farming sector adapt to flash flooding. The research was conducted in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh with 73 staff of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the largest public EAS in Bangladesh. The results showed that DAE primarily dea

SUBMITTER: Kamruzzaman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558902 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature