Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Progress and Determinants

Mahabub Hossain (), Firdousi Naher and Quazi Shahabuddin
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Mahabub Hossain: International Rice Research Institute Manila, Philippines

The Electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics, 2005, vol. 2, issue 2, 103-132

Abstract: For Bangladesh food security was synonymous with achieving self-sufficiency in rice production and stabilization in rice prices. The country has made good progress in increasing rice production through technological progress, facilitated by private sector investment in small scale irrigation. But, it is difficult to sustain the progress made in view of the growing pressure of population on scarce land resources. Domestic food grain production remains susceptible to floods and droughts thereby perpetuating the threat of major production shortfalls, inadequate food availability, and vulnerability from fluctuation in prices. The availability of other foods has not increased, and the progress in nutritional outcome has remained slow. Forty percent of the population lives below the poverty line, and income inequality has been worsening. This paper assesses the trends in factors that affect food production, availability of food and their impact on nutrition outcomes. It also probes into the trends in poverty and distribution of income and access to food through markets.

Keywords: Bangladesh; food security; nutrition; poverty; safety nets; natural disasters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I32 Q10 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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