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Mr. Aman Ullah Aman

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Organization: Sylhet Agricultural University
Country: Bangladesh
Field(s) of expertise:
I am working on:

An project related to human nutrition under an associate professor in my university.
Besides this i am working how we produce sweet pepper in my country and the mess size effect to control the aphid infestation.

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    • Proponent 
      Md. Aman Ullah Aman

      Main responsible entity
      Md. Aman Ullah Aman

      Date/Timeframe
      10/01/2016- 21/07/2016

      Funding source
      Own

      Location
      Dhaka city

      Background/Context
      To facilitate the food production in urban area by rooftop gardening. Besides this to involve the slum people in this production system to solve their unemployment problem.

      Focus/Objectives
      01. Day by day green lands are decresing  as the buildings are increasing.
      02.Scarcity of fresh food in urban areas.
      03.Global warming duie to excess CO2 emission.
      04.Unemployment problem.
      05 Kitchen waste management.

      Key characteristics of the experience/process

      Key actors involved and their role
      Slum people and their role in this project to cultivate the food  product.

      Key changes observed with regards to food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture and food systems
      Day by day land decreasing and the organic food are not available. My project is also help in the sustainable food cause it supply the fresh food in the city people.

      Challenges faced
      Yield, scarcity of water in the rooftop. Scorching sunlight effect.

      Lessons/Key messages
      I state that rooftop gardening is the main key in the urban area for food security and sustainable agriculture.