A woman processes paddy rice she harvested from a field on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Picture: MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN
The heat stress — caused by a mix of high temperatures, low rainfall and low humidity — ruined thousands of hectares of crops in Bangladesh’s main rice-growing region this spring, with climate experts warning the phenomenon could threaten food supplies. According to the data, more than 68,000ha of rice were either partially or completely destroyed over the two days, affecting more than 300,000 farmers and resulting in losses of an estimated 3.3-billion taka .
April’s event hit the plants during their flowering stage, when rice plants self-pollinate, interrupting their natural reproduction cycle, Uddin said.
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