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Kaharole (Dinajpur)

Local Gov

A northern Dinajpur farming upazila in the rice granary, agrarian and in a low national wealth decile.

Wealth rank 61/452 (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

poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.267 (national rank 61 of 452, second-poorest decile). So what: Low household wealth limits resilience and farm investment. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Rice irrigation depends on groundwater in a tract with little permanent surface water. So what: Aquifer drawdown raises costs and threatens dry-season supply. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
climate disaster Monsoon flows along the Dhepa and other rivers bring seasonal flooding and erosion to low-lying farmland. So what: Inundation damages crops and erodes cultivable land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Expand AWD irrigation, rainwater harvesting and channel re-excavation to ease groundwater stress. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority · Barind Multipurpose Development Authority programmes
Strengthen rice and maize value-addition and cooperative marketing to raise farm incomes. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension / Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation · Department of Agricultural Extension