Workshop report: national planning or phase 1 of the CCAC paddy rice component in Bangladesh

Rahman S, Sander BO. 2015. National planning for phase 1 of the CCAC paddy rice component in Bangladesh, CCAFS Workshop Report. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

This workshop was conducted as part of the mitigation strategies in rice production project, implemented with support from the agriculture initiative of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. The project is carried out in Bangladesh, Columbia, and Vietnam with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Climate Change (CCAFS), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and leading research and agriculture organizations in Vietnam.

The objectives of this workshop were to 1) share experiences with applying and scaling up the AWD technology for paddy rice in Bangladesh, 2) identify key areas, partners, and aspect of work that need to be addressed, and 3) develop a detailed national plan for Phase I of the CCAC Rice Component.