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Dhupchanchia (Bogura)

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A western Bogura upazila on the Barind-margin uplands, primarily an agricultural area producing paddy, potato and vegetables for the district trade.

Wealth rank 218/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

  1. agriculture Potato and vegetable producers rely on the district's cold-storage and trading network, exposing them to spoilage and price collapse when storage capacity is short. So what: Farmers lose perishable output and sell at depressed glut prices. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
  2. climate disaster Rising heat is increasing stress on outdoor farm labour and the perishable cold-chain the local economy depends on. So what: Hotter conditions cut field productivity and accelerate produce spoilage. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. poverty Household wealth sits below average, with an RWI mean of -0.087, indicating constrained rural means. So what: Thin reserves leave farm households vulnerable to seasonal shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions