FLOOD COPING STRATEGIES OF THE ULTRA-POOR FARMERS IN HAOR AREAS OF SYLHET DISTRICT

MA Islam*, A Hosen and S Debnath
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 65-69

Abstract:

The study was undertaken to determine the flood coping strategies practiced by the inhabitants of Haor farmers particularly the ultra-poor farmers. Data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 80 ultra-poor farmers of two villages Goyasi and Belkuna under Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet district by using a pre-tested interview scheduled from 24 August 2017 through 3 October 2017. The study revealed that the ultra-poor’s flood coping strategies centered on six major issues: crop production, life security, livestock and poultry, housing and shelter, means of livelihood, health and sanitation. Cultivation of short-duration rice variety ranked top, followed by collecting good quality seedlings from the nursery, using tube-well water to avoid water borne diseases, and earthen up homestead area. On the other hand, keeping the children away from flood water ranked sixth. However, the co-efficient of correlation indicated that annual family income and training received had a significant relationship in flood coping strategies of the ultra-poor farmer.

Keywords:

Flood coping strategy, Ultra-poor farmer, Haor


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MA Islam*, A Hosen and S Debnath. 2022. FLOOD COPING STRATEGIES OF THE ULTRA-POOR FARMERS IN HAOR AREAS OF SYLHET DISTRICT, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 9(1): 65-69.