Diversification as a means to Improve Household Food Security in Bangladesh

Food security becomes an issue for concern and possible policy response when it points to nutritional deficiencies access insufficient food in many developing countries. Over the years, prime focus has been on self-sufficiency major cereal production energy availability these areas. Diversification farm could play a part improving household well-being through enhancing economic increasing opportunity consume own production. The aim of this paper is bridge research gap by providing quantitative evidence impact diversity security, highlighting dimension Bangladesh where rice considered item. In doing this, authors compare households that are very specialized cultivation with more diversified using two different measures dietary diversity. addition, other diversification—Simpson's Index Diversity along crop–livestock count variable—have used analysis. empirical results presented here based cross-sectional data collected multistage random sampling 260 central, northern, southwestern regions Bangladesh. This Household Model as theoretical framework ordered probit model econometric confirm diversification positive significant influence therefore improves security. shifting out particularly found be effective noteworthy approach enhance influenced higher education level, better market access, size, per capita, non-farm income diversification, land size. specifies agricultural can useful improve diversification. study suggests investment development infrastructure will help boost key implication needs encouraged important strategy increase consumption varied diet