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The Floating Gardens The age old proverb, “necessity is the mother of invention”, came true for our country and people. Yes, I am telling about the floating vegetable gardens as an example among other such inventions which has revolutionized the economic conditions of our poor people who are living now in flood prone areas of the country. These regions are inundated for several months of the year due to flood caused by seasonal rainfall. Our country is a riverine one. The country is vulnerable to climate change and people are off late experiencing heavy rainfall and therefore unexpected flood. If we trace back the history of the floating gardens, we would find that in some parts of Southern Bangladesh., people had to adopt such innovative practice to produce green vegetables since long for their survival. I may add here for my readers to know that some national and international NGOs introduced this innovative practice in the similar geographical locations of Bangladesh where people had to struggle through out the year for survival in the past but no more now! Needless to mention here that women of these areas where the practice has since been introduced are the main beneficiaries! They became self sustained! I may now take this opportunity to post some photos of these ‘Floating Vegetable Gardens’ for viewing by my readers. Hope they will like the pictures. Source: Practical Action.           |
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It's using hydroponic methods to their advantage. Very good. Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.
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Very interesting! "The only way to have a friend is to be one."
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It's using hydroponic methods to their advantage. Very good. Thanks for stopping by my blog. You are correct Hermit. These women knows how to do the work properly!
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Very interesting! Have a nice time.
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Pleased to read from you here after a long time, betty and thank you so much for stopping by my blog page. I appreciate. Have a nice time. "The only way to have a friend is to be one."
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CactusAnnie,hello, Delighted to read from you here once again dear Cactus Annie and thanks for the thoughtful comments that you have left here for all to ponder! We must not over do things that can be avoided. The mega city where I live now has turned in to a concrete Jungle. Take care and be happy, Annie.
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9/12/2015 8:57 am |
Great idea except here where we have a lack of water Spiritwoman ^i^
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Same to you Look look, have a nice weekend!
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Boogie, Thanks for your thoughtful comments. As I have told to Annie, We have turned our city into a concrete jungle. There was a largePond in front of our old house in this city.It was a very big one and deep too. It can no more be found there. It was sold after making small plots and the developers have built apartments on each of these plots. May God protect you always. Best wishes.
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Great idea except here where we have a lack of water It is a great situation to which I have no answer. May be you can invent something new which will change everything! Have a pleasant time. Best wishes.
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Wonderful! To use something so natural to grow crops.
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Mrs,joe, Wonderful comments as usual to ponder upon! I appreciate Mrs. Joe. Our village women folks are imaginative and single handed they control their home and participate in economic activities with their husbands for living a happy life! Have a comfortable and pleasant time. Best wishes
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A great example of 'necessity being the mother of invention' - as a species we tend to be on the whole, adaptable; the survival instinct to the fore. Bangladesh's floating gardens are inspirational I would think Look 
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Wonderful! To use something so natural to grow crops. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a inspiring comment there on.We humans are always innovative to find an answer to every problem we face! Stay well and happy , Abelle. Best wishes!
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maggie,hello Yes,maggie,it is really amazing for these people who work hard everyday for making a leaving ! Thanks for passing by and for leaving such a short but meaningful comment. Best wishes.
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A great example of 'necessity being the mother of invention' - as a species we tend to be on the whole, adaptable; the survival instinct to the fore. Bangladesh's floating gardens are inspirational I would think Look You are very correct Lilium! As a species, our survival instinct knows no bound and can go to any length to reach our goal.Have a wonderful week.
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How interesting!! Great photos!!
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How interesting!! Great photos!! Yes Rocketship,. it is not only interesting but innovative too! These ladies might not have studied in the universities like our urban women, but have learned from the nature to make a living to survive! Thanks for stopping by and for your appreciative comments. Enjoy a pleasant Sunday. Wishing you best of everything.
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bearybeary, Happy to read from you here and thanks for your comment left on this page. Have a nice week,bearybeary.
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Rubi,hello. Yes, we have found a solution to the problem which used to cause almost a seasonal famine type situation in certain areas of our country. Rubi, Such situation is very rare now in this country. I am really glad to read from you here again and thank you for appreciating the pictures! Have a wonderful weekend. Best wishes.
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Carolyn. I must thank you for asking me some questions related to this particular blog of mine. It proves how much you think about these village ladies who toil hard for making a living even staying half merged while working in rain and flood water! I can understand your concern for the safety of the ladies who plant and harvest in such situation! No, there are no predators live in the water and surrounding area. There may be some water borne snakes though. However, the people are careful of such danger. As far as I know, most of these snakes are not poisonous. The growers, themselves, are mostly owner of these small farms. In some cases, they may form a Co- operative society for tending a bigger area which they take on lease from nearby owners of the water body. Usually, they do not need any subsidy from the Government now. However the concerned NGO working in the area not only finance the people initially but also constantly provides the growers free technical advises including training. Yes, they sell the abundance of there harvest at a local market. They do not usually face any problem to do so. Now a days, these women themselves market their harvest without taking help from their men folks! Carolyn, it is really a win win situation. I must thank you once again for taking so much interest on my blog which is an informative one. Your post has enriched my blog to a great extent for which I thank you so much. Have a wonderful week. Regards.
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Pansy, hello. Thanks for passing by my blog and appreciating it. Hope to read from you here on my blog page in future too. Best wishes. Have a pleasant time.
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I feel pleased for being able to answer all your questions. It was my pleasure, my friend. In case you want to know more about these floating gardens, I can suggest you to google BRAC, an international development organisation based in Bangladesh. it is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world, in terms of number of employees as of June 2015. Have a nice weekend, my friend.
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