Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies. 2013. Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Bagerhat, Bangladesh. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

The results from the baseline survey show that almost all households produce small livestock and livestock products and approximately two-thirds of households produce food crops. More than half produce fish and nearly half produce vegetables. Most of the households producing these products also consume them, with a smaller proportion selling such products. Almost all households also consume food crops and fruit from off-farm sources. Both men and women take responsibility for on-farm work, while men complete 95% of the agricultural workload off-farm. The three most important crops in Bagerhat were reported to be rice, leafy vegetables and potatoes. Nearly three-quarters of households reported using fertilizers in the past 12 months. There is a wide range of food security situations in Bagerhat. Forty percent of households reported being food secure all year round, while a fifth of households reported more than 6 hungry months per year.