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Food Insecurity Faced by the Rural People

ABRAR HOSSAIN MOZUMDER
MS. Student, Reg. No. 09-03714
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM, SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY,DHAKA.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study were to determine the level of food insecurity condition exists in the study area that was faced by the rural people and to explore the relationship between food insecurity of the respondents and their selected characteristics. Besides these, attempt was also made to ascertain the problems faced by the rural people in achieving household food security.The highest proportion (66.67%) of the rural farmers in this study area were found in food secure condition followed by low food insecure condition (20%), medium food insecure condition (13.33%) while none was faced high food insecure condition. Education, farm size, annual family income and daily time allocation in farm work of the respondents showed negative relationship with their household food insecurity, whereas family size and daily dietary needs of the family showed positive relationship with their food insecurity. The major problems faced by the rural people in achieving household food security were inadequate land for farming, lack of money or capital or necessary fund, inadequate training facilities, lack of knowledge on different aspects of improved farming enterprises and insufficient credit facilities.

Keywords: Food, Insecurity faced, Rural people

Location: Dumuria, Lohipur and Dayapur of Chowara union under the South Sadarupazila of Comilla district.

Start Date: 02-08-2011

End Date: 15-09-2011

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Impact

Objectives:

1. To assess the extent of the existing food insecurity among the rural households;

2. To describe following determinant factors of the respondents:

I. Age

II. Education

III. Family size

IV. Farm size

V. Annual family income

VI. Daily dietary needs of the family

VII. Daily time allocation in farm works

VIII. Credit received

IX. Extension contact

X. Knowledge on agriculture;

3. To explore relationships between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their food insecurity; and

4. To identify the problem associated with achieving household food security.

Methodology:

The research design followed in this study was ex-post facto,. A descriptive research design is used for fact findings with adequate interpretation. Diagnostic research design, on the other hand, is concerned with testing the hypothesis for specifying and interpreting the relationship of variables.

Locale of the study

South Sadarupazila of Comilla district was selected purposely as the locale of the study. The study area was located in Chowara union of South Sadarupazila situated in 10 kilometers to the south-east corner of Comilla district. Three villages namely, Dumuria, Lohipur and Dayapur of Chowara union under South Sadarupazila were selected randomly.The study was conducted with randomly selected 120 rural household farm families of three villages namely, Dumuria, Lohipur and Dayapur of Chowara union under the South Sadarupazila of Comilla district. Family head of each of the farm families was treated as the respondent. Data were collected through personal interview by using an interview schedule during the period of 02 August to 15 September, 2011. Pearson’s product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to examine the relationship between the variables. Food insecurity faced by the rural people was the dependent variable and ten selected characteristics of the respondents constituted the independent variables of this study.

Statistical analysis

Data collected from the respondents were analyzed and interpreted in accordance with the objectives of the study.

Source of Information: M.S. Thesis, SEMESTER: JULY - DECEMBER, 2010, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM, SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DHAKA

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Achievement/Findings:

The highest proportion (66.67%) of the rural farmers in this study area were found in food secure condition followed by low food insecure condition (20%), medium food insecure condition (13.33%) while none was faced high food insecure condition. Education, farm size, annual family income and daily time allocation in farm work of the respondents showed negative relationship with their household food insecurity, whereas family size and daily dietary needs of the family showed positive relationship with their food insecurity. The major problems faced by the rural people in achieving household food security were inadequate land for farming, lack of money or capital or necessary fund, inadequate training facilities, lack of knowledge on different aspects of improved farming enterprises and insufficient credit facilities.

Knowledge Management: Thesis