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Phulbari (Dinajpur)

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A southwestern Dinajpur upazila in the granary belt, agrarian and in a low national wealth decile.

Wealth rank 54/452 (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 -0.274 (national rank 54 of 452, second-poorest decile). So what: Low household wealth limits resilience to weather and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Rice irrigation depends on groundwater in a tract with negligible permanent surface water. So what: Aquifer drawdown raises costs and threatens dry-season cropping. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall drives flooding and erosion along the rivers crossing the area. So what: Flood events damage standing crops and rural infrastructure. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Promote AWD irrigation, rainwater harvesting and channel re-excavation to relieve groundwater stress. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority · Barind Multipurpose Development Authority programmes
Strengthen post-harvest value-addition and cooperative marketing for rice and maize to lift incomes. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension / Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation · Department of Agricultural Extension