The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vegetable farmers in Bangladesh

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dc.creatorAlam, Mohammad Jahangir
dc.creatorKabir, A. N.
dc.creatorMastura, Tamanna
dc.creatorKishore, Avinash
dc.creatorJackson, Tamara
dc.creatorBegum, Ismat Ara
dc.date2023-12-31
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:09Z
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:25:40Z
dc.descriptionThe COVID-19 pandemic not only imposed severe health risks but also raised major challenges to the economy, due to widespread and severe measures to control the spread of the disease. Food value chains were disrupted by restrictions of the movement of people and commodities, which had significant impacts on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Bangladeshi vegetable farmers. A total of 320 vegetable farmers were selected from the North-West region of Bangladesh. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through a digital survey method. Analysis revealed that around 3–5% of the marketed surplus of the farms was reduced during the pandemic due to the disturbances. The majority of the farm households reported that there was a significant reduction in their family income and, as a consequence, around 38% of farm households had cut down on their food consumption during the pandemic. The farmers were found to follow different strategies to cope with the difficulties and respond to government initiatives to mitigate such impacts. Despite all the restrictions and risks, extension services were still available to help the farmers. On the basis of the findings, this study suggests the importance of collaborative participation of the relevant bodies to decrease the effects of COVID-19 on farm households by employing all available mechanisms and focusing more on identifying effective coping strategies that can be supported in the event of future shocks, for more sustainable and resilient food systems.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140240
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104063
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAlam, Mohammad Jahangir; Kabir, A. N.; Mastura, Tamanna; Kishore, Avinash; Jackson, Tamara; and Begum, Ismat Ara. 2023. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vegetable farmers in Bangladesh. Cogent Food and Agriculture 9(1): 2214432. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2214432
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectextension programmes
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectagricultural value chains
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectcoronavirinae
dc.subjectvegetable crops
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.titleThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vegetable farmers in Bangladesh
dc.typeJournal Article

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