Abstract
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain healthy and productive lives. This study was carried out to investigate the household food security status of dairy farmer at three villages of Shahjadpur Upazila of Sirajganj District. This study was based on primary data and a semi-structured interview schedule was used for collecting data during January to March 2018. Data were collected from a random sample of 60 where the total dairy farmers were 240. Food security status of household of dairy farmer was measured on the basis of their per capita calorie consumption per day. Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient Correlation (r) was computed to explore the relationship of the respondents selected characteristics and their food security status. It is 40% percent moderately food secured per year, 25% household had food secured per year and 35% households were low food secured per year. Dairy farmer’s Annual income, training, experience, credit received had a significant positive relationship with their household food security status. The Findings of the study would be helpful for policy makers. Government and non-government organizations work for development of tribal people; this study may help them achieve their goal. It will be helpful for the government to ensure their food security in the sense that they may be aware of the food insecure situation if the findings of the study are revealed to them
 Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.6(3): 379-387, December 2019
Highlights
The livestock species play very important economic and socio-cultural roles for the wellbeing of rural households such as food supply, source of income, asset saving, source of employment, soil fertility, livelihoods, transport, agricultural traction, agricultural diversification and sustainable agricultural
Bangladesh stands on the 89th position in the recently published Global Food Security Index-2017, which is the lowest among the South-Asian countries. (Global Food Security Index 2017) The BBS data shows that the agriculture sector, whose contribution to the GDP is 14.10 percent, grew 3.06 percent in fiscal 2017-18, up from 2.97 percent last year. (BBS, 2018)
The main focus of the present study is to identify the present status of food security of the dairy farmer
Summary
The livestock species play very important economic and socio-cultural roles for the wellbeing of rural households such as food supply, source of income, asset saving, source of employment, soil fertility, livelihoods, transport, agricultural traction, agricultural diversification and sustainable agricultural. Bangladesh stands on the 89th position in the recently published Global Food Security Index-2017, which is the lowest among the South-Asian countries. (Global Food Security Index 2017) The BBS data shows that the agriculture sector, whose contribution to the GDP is 14.10 percent, grew 3.06 percent in fiscal 2017-18, up from 2.97 percent last year. Achieving food security at national level does not necessarily guarantees food security at provincial, district or household level. Achieving food security requires that the aggregate availability of physical supplies of food is sufficient, that households have adequate access to those food supplies through their own production, through the market or through other sources, and that the utilization of those food supplies is appropriate and socio-culturally acceptable to meet the specific dietary needs of individuals (Riely et al 1999: Rahman and Schmitz, 2007). Food insecurity and malnutrition are the usual phenomena for the rural Bangladesh
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