LINKS AMONG WATER AND ELEMENTS/DETERMINANTS OF FOOD SYSTEMS OF IGP-5 STUDY SITE Ahsan Uddin Ahmed...

LINKS AMONG WATER AND ELEMENTS/DETERMINANTS OF FOOD

SYSTEMS OF IGP-5 STUDY SITE

Ahsan Uddin Ahmed

Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)

GECAFS IGB Workshop, Khatmandu, 14 December, 2005

Kathmandu, 14 December 2005

Characteristics of eastern IGP

Low productivity – food deficit

Poor infrastructure and low use of capital inputs

High risks of natural disasters: Flood vulnerability

Labour out-migration (seasonal)

IGP-5 falls in the Eastern IGP

Water & FS Links


Water affects lives and livelihoods of

Bangladeshi people

Water & FS Links

Water & FS Links Kathmandu, 14 December 2005

Regional flow regime is extremely important

Topography, land form and location


Abundance

Scarcity

Water & FS Links


High vulnerability to natural disastersWater & FS Links

Kathmandu, 14 December 2005Water & FS Links


Crop production and Climate Variability

Water & FS Links


FOOD UTILIZATION

Nutritional Value

Food diversity

Primary protein

Other protein Water sensitive

Effect of food processing on food quality

Disease incidence Water sensitive

Social Value

Social bonding/celebrations

Role of food in kinship

Esteem from agricultural production/farmer identity ?


FOOD UTILIZATION

Food Supply

Public awareness regarding hygiene

Presence of pathogens Water sensitive

Contamination Water sensitive

Changes with seasonality Water sensitive

Storage condition Water sensitive


FOOD ACCESS Affordability

Household incomePricing Water sensitiveProportion of food purchased Seasonal fluctuations Water sensitivePolicy Support

AllocationAbility for allocation (own/selling) Influenced by WRDControl over own production Influenced by WRDDegree of market influenceMarket efficiency Storage capacity WS

Preference

Preferred carbohydrate Wat Mgmt sensitive

Preferred protein Wat Mgmt sensitive

Preparation preferences Wat Mgmt sensitive

Role of Ad / consumption pattern


FOOD AVAILABILITY Production

Size of land holdings

Tenancy arrangements

Degree of self-sufficiency (for hh) W. sensitive Principal crop W sensitive in S. Site Importance of cash crops & livelihoods W sensitive in S. Site

Spatial variation in production W sensitive

Potential for crop diversification W Mgmt sensitive Use of imported technologies Constrained

Degree of seasonality High seasonality

Labour availability

Other biophysical constraints


FOOD AVAILABILITY Distribution

Infrastructure Poor densityPresence of storage facilities Poor densityHH storage W. issueAge/gender difference

Exchange

Importance of exchange for hh food consumption

External VS internal trade pattern

Role of remittance ?

Chief exports

Chief imports

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