PREVIEW

A farmer tends vegetable seedlings on a floating garden in Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur District, Bangladesh. Floating agriculture is a centuries-old farming practice in the flood-prone wetlands of southwestern Bangladesh, where farmland remains submerged during much of the monsoon season. Farmers build floating beds, locally known as dhap, using water hyacinth and other aquatic plants, which decompose into a nutrient-rich growing medium. The beds rise and fall with changing water levels, allowing vegetables and seedlings to be cultivated without soil. The practice supports food production and livelihoods in waterlogged communities and is widely recognized as a climate adaptation method.