Farmers in the hilly areas of Bangladesh, who practise a traditional form of cultivation known as jhum, are pleased to be getting good yields of paddy this year despite the unfavourable weather conditions.

Indigenous women's traditional knowledge and practices can help us to survive with nature instead of abusing it. In Bangladesh, their inherent value are yet to be fully understood and duly recognised by the scientific community, development practitioners and policymakers alike.

Jhum cultivation is what Kumrao Mro did for a living until recently he has lost his land in Lama upazila of Bandarban to the relentless