Floating farming

Floating farming

The floating beds are typically 70 to 90 feet long and five feet wide. They are made by stacking water hyacinths and binding them with banana stems and bamboo frames. Soil is added on top. Photo: Reuters

When lands submerge in Pirojpur, water becomes the soil

Locally known as the “ber” or “dhap” system, this 200-year-old method has sustained the people of Pirojpur and Barishal for generations