Scanty rainfall hampers farming

This refers to a photo published in TDS on August 5, 2015. The photo along with the news depicted the horrifying site of an aman field which became dry due to shortage of rain during the ongoing rainy season. Insufficient rainfall severely hampers the cultivation of aman paddy in vast areas of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh. I wonder what will happen in the winter or dry season. It's time for both the government and local people to figure out a solution and ensure food security.

Shafkat Rahman

BIAM Laboratory School, Dhaka