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How can Bangladesh transform its coastal agriculture into a more productive, profitable, and sustainable sector? Transforming Coastal Agriculture in Bangladesh explores this critical question through compelling field-based evidence from farming communities in the coastal districts of Feni and Noakhali. The book brings together two powerful pathways for agricultural transformation-Conservation Agriculture (CA) and advanced farm machinery-and examines how they can improve productivity, profitability, resource efficiency, and farmers’ livelihoods. Based on a comparative study of CA adopters and non-adopters, the book reveals the economic potential of sustainable farming practices across major crops, including rice, mustard, and soybean. It also explores why farmers adopt or remain reluctant to adopt modern machinery, highlighting the roles of farm size, education, income, occupational status, and technological knowledge. More than an agricultural study, this book presents a practical vision for the future of coastal farming. It highlights the importance of better markets, fairer farm-gate prices, effective extension services, farmer training, technology demonstrations, and affordable, environmentally friendly machinery. Bridging agriculture, technology, economics, and policy, this book offers valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, development practitioners, agricultural professionals, and anyone interested in building a more resilient and sustainable agricultural future for Bangladesh.