Rapid Assessment of subsistence fishing and poultry rearing along with horticulture among the household beneficiaries of Phase 3 of Suchana program in Sylhet and Moulvibazar

Md A. Baten and A.K. Sarker

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Abstract: Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh is a multi-sectoral nutrition program that aims to achieve a significant reduction in stunting amongst children under two years of age in Sylhet and Moulvibazar districts of Bangladesh by catalyzing support across government and other stakeholders. Suchana has adopted an integrated approach delivering both nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to prevent chronic malnutrition within the critical first 1,000 days of a child’s life. The program is led by Save the Children and involves WorldFish, HKI, IDE, icddr,b, CNRS, FIVDB and RDRS as consortium partners. DFID and the European Union are providing the financial support.The main objective of the study to analyze the performance of subsistence fishing and poultry rearing along with the horticulture interventions in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. It also focused the capturing fish and producing poultry (eggs, chicken & ducks) and vegetables, and its uses.

Keywords: Food security; Nutrition; Household surveys; Inland fisheries; diet; horticulture; Fish; vegetable; poultry farming; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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