9 August 2010, Terokhada - A rickshaw driver transporting vegetables across a bridge. The rice paddies below have been flooded for several years. Bangladesh was recently awarded a USD 50 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) to increase agricultural productivity and reduce the vulnerability of farmers to drought, floods and tidal waves. FAO received USD 3.7 million of that funding to act as supervising entity for technical assistance