Bangladesh floods dampen rice supply chain
Sylhet , Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the most floodprone countries on Earth . Flooding is normal during the monsoon season here , but 2022 was unprecedented .
In July , flooding in the region of Sylhet impacted 7.2 million people , with paddy fields washed away . Bangladesh is the fourth largest ricegrowing country , producing 7.8 % of the world ’ s total .
This is why the country needs a supply chain that is resilient to extreme weather . Five similarly catastrophic floods since 198 have cost the country a total of $ 8.4bn . supplychaindigital . com 15