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The farmers are seen using boats to transport the prematurely harvested paddy after the Teesta River burst its banks, Naogaon, Bangladesh in the first decade of October 2023. Bipul Ahmed, 23, said, “Although the lifespan of Aman paddy is 130 days, here they are cutting it 30-40 days early due to waterlogging of the land. Farmers will get about 50% less yield due to premature harvesting. Paddy land is usually dry. Instead, the farmers are using boats to collect the paddy field as it is submerged in water. The area of this particular field is about 20,000 square meters. The farmers along the river banks saw their pastures greatly affected by the sudden few days of heavy rain. Hundreds of acres of paddy land in many districts of northern Bangladesh have been submerged in water”. (Photo by Bipul Ahmed/Solent News)
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