Study of the Characteristics of Farmers on Practicing Coping Strategies towards Household Food Security during Flood Period
M. E. Haque
Department of Admin and Finance, Seed Certification Agency, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
M. N. Islam
Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
M. Y. Uddin *
Department of Agriculture, Udgari Degree College, Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. J. Alam
Tista Environmental Development Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
M. A. Rahman
Department of Fisheries and Livestocks, Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. A. Majid
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training in Applied Nutrition, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
M. M. Haque
Department of Agriculture, Government Kamaruddin Islamia College, Shahjahanpur, Bogura, Bangladesh.
M. R. Islam
Department of Agriculture, Naogaon Government College, Naogaon, Bangladesh.
M. Z. Turin
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training in Applied Nutrition, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
J. Tasnim
Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A study was carried out at flood affected reverine villages of three upazilas 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 through both the qualitative and quantitative techniques and analyzed with the help of SSPS. 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 and credit received and utilization of received credit had negative while age, family size, training received, risk orientation and involvement in safety net programmes had no significant relation with coping strategies towards household food security during flood period.
Keywords: Personal characters, food security, coping strategies