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Food Demand and Nutrition for People Living in South-west Cyclone Sidr Affected Regions in Bangladesh

K. M. M. Rahman
Professor
Professor, Department of Agricultural Statistics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

B. Kranz
Scientist in Food Security Centre, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

S. Bauer
Professor
Professor, Project and Regional Planning, Justus‐Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Food consumption, nutrition and demand for farmers’ families were studied in the south-west Sidr affected regions, namely, Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalakathi in Bangladesh. Based on primary data of 300 households collected with simple random sampling technique from January to June in 2013, the study used LA/AIDS model and descriptive statistics to explain food demand, consumption and nutrition. Farmers consumed less food in terms of per capita calorie and protein intakes. Food cost was 58 percent of total cost. Farmers of Barguna and Jhalakathi regions were mostly absolute poor. The per capita food, calorie and protein intakes were respectively 1037g, 2104 kcal and 84g. Farmers with higher farm sizes consumed more daily per capita food whereas farmers with higher family sizes exhibited less daily per capita food consumption. Food demand was significantly influenced by its own price, prices of other commodities and real expenditure on individual commodities. All compensated and uncompensated own price elasticities of food items were negative. All expenditure elasticities were positive and significant. The food commodities oil, spices, sugar, meat, milk and egg were expenditure inelastic whereas the commodities rice, vegetables, lentil and fish were expenditure elastic. As a policy, prices of all expenditure elastic commodities should be controlled by market intervention to enhance the real income of farmers.

Keywords: Food demand,Nutrition,SIDR

Location: Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalakathi

Start Date: 00-01-2013

End Date: 00-06-2013

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Social status

Objectives:

(i) To estimate per capita income and access to natural, sociopolitical, human, physical and financial capitals of vulnerable people;

(ii) To measure daily per capita food consumption, calorie and nutrition intakes;

(iii) To analyze demand for food by these people using system approach

(iv) To formulate policies towards sustainable livelihood management in case of climate volatility.

Methodology:

This study was based on primary data. The primary data were collected through field survey from small, marginal and landless farmers, who were considered vulnerable people. As mentioned earlier, the regions Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalakathi districts were selected as the study areas. Data from 300 households, 100 from each district were collected with direct interview method from these three regions. The households were selected through simple random sampling technique from a sampling frame of 1200 households. Weekly food consumption data on different food items were collected from the respondent farmers with recall method.The primary data included livelihood determinants, such as natural capital, social-political capital, human capital, physical capital and financial capital. For the analysis of data, both partial and functional analyzes were carried out and appropriate statistical tools and techniques were used, such as descriptive statistics, econometric models, t-test, F-test and χ²-test, etc. Food demand analysis was carried out using system demand approach such as restricted and unrestricted Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) model.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs. XXXV, 1&2(2012) 155‐176

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Achievement/Findings:

The results of demand system estimations suggested that food demand was significantly influenced by its own price, prices of other commodities and real expenditure on individual commodities. As a policy, prices of all expenditure elastic commodities should be controlled by market intervention to enhance the real income of the farmers. To ensure food security, food should be available and accessible to all for satisfactory utilization at fair prices.

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