Slide1: Six Geographical Regions Study Area


Slide3: Geographic area and distribution (in hectare)


Slide4: LANDUSE District Landuse


Slide5: Irrigated Area


Slide6: Land type


Slide7: Soil type of agriculture land


Slide8: Rainfall and Temperature


Slide9: Area and Population


Slide10: Landholding


Slide11: Households having


Slide12: Household with Small Scale Non-agriculture Activities


Slide13: Infrastructure


Slide14: Other indicators


Slide15: Primary production Land Ownership National average 40%


Slide16: Primary production Major crop Source of livelihood


Slide17: Primary production Seed used


Slide18: Primary production Source of hybrid seeds


Slide19: Primary production Managing local seeds


Slide20: Primary production Fertilizer use


Slide21: Fertilizer source Primary production


Slide22: Chemical fertilizer distribution Primary production


Slide23: Production trend Primary production


Slide24: Food sufficiency Primary production


Slide25: Place of selling surplus


Processing and packaging: Processing and packaging Raw material from local market No secondary product is sold by farmers Profit is trader based 128 food processing industries (rice, oil, flour mills; biscuits, noodles, pulses, dalmoth, bread etc.) Activities


Processing and packaging: Processing and packaging Determinants No government regulation Adequate roads for transportation Technology is primitive at the village level, but modern in the mills Consumer demand is mostly for unprocessed food


Distribution and Retailers: Distribution and Retailers Government policy ineffective due to falling surplus Trade pattern : more export Food Corporation distributes food Food For Work is also implemented Population distribution is fairly uniform (villages within few kilometers)


Slide29: Import and export Distribution


Slide30: Farm labor Land preparation Labor


Arsenic exposure: Arsenic exposure Health


Slide32: Diseases Reported cases Health


Slide33: Dietary habit Preference


Slide34: Food preference Daily Meals Preference


Slide35: Vegetable consumption Preference Other vegetables include Potato, Onion, Beans etc.


Slide36: Source of Vegetable Market place Preference


Slide37: Tiffin (snacks) Preference


Slide38: Fruit consumption Preference


Slide39: Cereals Production Availability


Slide40: Availability Pulses Production


Slide41: Availability Vegetable Production


Slide42: Availability Oil seeds Production


Slide43: Availability Fruits Production


Slide44: Availability Crop wise production trend (% hh)


Slide45: Food Sufficiency Distribution


Slide46: Food Insufficiency Period Surplus food Distribution


Slide47: Preference to store Distribution


Slide48: Storage facility Distribution


Slide49: Storage of major seeds at home (% hh) Distribution


Slide50: Household reporting immediate sale Distribution


Slide51: Coping food deficit (Ministry) Distribution Survey


Slide52: Reason for low production 60 23.3 ------6.7------ Cash crop 10.0 According to the Ag. Ministry


Slide53: Flood and soil erosion impact


Exchange: Pulses, 4.5 mt exported, 49.5 mt imported Food export and import into the villages Exchange


Slide55: Mode of Payment Exchange


Affordability: Affordability Pricing policy : Ineffective committee, market based Seasonal variation : Difficult in rainy season Food preparation : Simple, affordable


Distribution and retailers: Distribution and retailers Transport : Bicycle, Rikshaw, Jeep, Bus Advertising (radio) : Some impact Delivery to consumers : Commercial food by retailers Haat bazar : Main source of market Pricing : Fixed by traders Allocation