Study the Relationship between Selective Characteristics of Farmers and Their Practicing Coping Strategies towards Household Food Security during Flood Period
M. E. Haque
Seed Certification Agency, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
M. N. Islam
Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
M. A. Majid
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training in Applied Nutrition, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. R. Islam
Department of Agriculture, Naogaon Government College, Naogaon, Bangladesh.
M. Y. Uddin
Department of Agriculture, Udgari Degree College, Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. J. Alam *
Local Government Engineering Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
M. A. Rahman
Department of Fisheries and Livestocks, Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. M. Haque
Department of Agriculture, Government Kamaruddin Islamia College, Shahjahanpur, Bogura, Bangladesh.
J. Tasnim
Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
M. A. Rahman
Department of Agriculture, Jogdol Adibashi School and College, Dhamurhat, Naogaon, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A study was carried out at flood affected reverine villages of three upazilas (small administrative unit) under Jamalpur district in Bangladesh during September, 2011 to May, 2012 to explore the relationship, contribution and direct–indirect effect between personal attributes and their coping strategies towards household food security practiced by the farmers during flood. Data were collected from randomly selected respondents and analyzed through both the qualitative and quantitative techniques by using a statistical program. Out of 18 personal, economic, social and psychological characteristics of the farmers, the personal education, housing condition, annual income, annual expenditure, savings, organizational participation, participation in IGAs, cosmopoliteness, environmental awareness, knowledge on flood coping mechanisms and household food security had positive but both credit received and utilization of received credit had negative. In addition, age, family size, training received, risk orientation and involvement in safety net programs are insignificant with coping strategies towards household food security during flood period.
Keywords: Personal characters, food security, coping strategies