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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
Kathmandu, 14 December 2005
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
Kathmandu, 14 December 2005
Abundance
Scarcity
Water & FS Links
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High vulnerability to natural disastersWater & FS Links
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Crop production and Climate Variability
Water & FS Links
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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 ?
Kathmandu, 14 December 2005Water & FS Links
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
Kathmandu, 14 December 2005Water & FS Links
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
Kathmandu, 14 December 2005Water & FS Links
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
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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
Thank you