About 65 per cent households in haor areas in the north-eastern region have no agricultural land, according to a recent study, reports UNB.
Aggregating all kinds of land, about 71 per cent households were found effectively landless of which about 55 per cent were absolutely landless, about 17 per cent households were of marginal category, and about 12 per cent were of medium category, the study says.
National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme with the support of the European Union and USAID conducted the study titled 'Food Security Strategies of the People Living in Haor Areas: Status and Prospects'.
The study reveals that the proportion of landless households (10 per cent has no homestead land and 65 per cent no agricultural land) was found significantly higher in the haor population than the corresponding national figure (5.3 per cent landless and 55.2 per cent owned 1-49 decimals) as reported by HIES-2005.
According to the study, the haor people are mostly illiterate with seasonal unemployment. The overall literacy rate in haor region is estimated at about 33 per cent.
65pc households in haor region have no agricultural land
FE Team | Published: July 31, 2010 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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