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Ministry of Food and Disaster Management interviewed a range of key informants that included government officials, business communities, farmers, NGOs, individual household heads. A. Agricultural Activities: Agricultural Crop Impacts The combined effects of the August floods and the cyclone Sidr have worst disrupted agricultural production in Bangladesh. The official report ministry of Agriculture confirmed that total 1.51 million ha agricultural crop lands were damaged; out of which 1.12 million ha was fully and 1.39 million ha was partially damaged. The report also showed that total 1.08 million ha of cropping lands were damaged in worst affected and badly affected 12 districts, which is 71% of total damaged cropped area. Total 96,535 ha were fully and 979,887 ha were partially damaged in 12 highly affected districts (Figure 3.9). The damages caused loss of production of 1,295,315 metric tones of crops and these further affected 2,224,462 families in the coastal areas. 200,000 180,000 160,000 Crop Area (ha) 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Barisal Jhalokathi Pirojpur Barguna Bhola Patuakhali Khulna Satkhira Bagerhat Goplaganj Madaripur Shariatpur Fully damaged Partially damaged Figure 3.9: Damages of crops area (ha) at worst affected and badly affected 12 districts Sidr inflicted huge damage to the rice crop and worst affected other cereal crops, including pulse (lentil, Kheshari), banana and seasonal vegetables. As the storm surge inundated croplands with saline water, large areas can now only support salinity-withstanding crop varieties. Sidr may cause of a loss of aman rice production of about 1.3 million tonnes and also in the boro seedlings. On average, each hectare of fully damaged crops costs BDT 40,000 to recover, while recovery of each hectare of partially damaged crops is estimated to cost BDT 20,000. After the floods earlier this year, the Government decided to compensate poor and marginal farmers (cultivating 40 percent of the damaged crop area) with BDT 15,000 for each hectare of land. A similar compensation scheme may be adopted for cultivation of the crops damaged due to Cyclone Sidr. The total cost for such a programme would total about BDT 5 billion. Page 32
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management The FAO led assessment mission reviewed detailed data that had been gathered by the DAE officials at upazila and district levels. The overall mission observations are as follows: • About 15 – 20% of the cereals (aman paddy) were completely washed out by tidal waves. In areas close to the epicentre of the cyclone, much of the crops were shattered by strong winds and tidal waves, with fewer grains in panicles than expected. • About 70 – 80% of the Boro rice still stand to be harvested with often unfilled and half filled grain except the 10% matured grains. • Bananas, betel leaf (pan boroj) and papayas were almost completely damaged in some areas, while farms and households further inland have suffered less. On average, damage of the betel nut and other trees has been estimated at about 40 – 50%. • While vegetable crops seem to be damaged by 80%, pulses were reported to have been damaged fully in most areas. Strategies Short-Term • Procurement and distribution of seeds and agricultural inputs (fertilizer, pesticides, cash loans) should begin immediately. As large areas have suffered salt water inundation, priority should be given to the procurement of salinity-withstanding seeds. Provide quality boro rice seed/seeding, maize seed, different types of winter and summer vegetable seeds, fertilizers and irrigation support so that the farmers (300,000 farm family) can have boro crop cultivation in March–April and subsequent seasonal crops. • Small agro-machineries (3,000 power tiller, 5000 corn Sheller, 10,000 weeder, 10,000 reapers) can be procured and distributed to the marginal farmers of the 9 districts for their livelihood support. Mid-Term to Long Term • Provide agricultural loan to the marginal farmer at low interest to support them for agricultural crop production. • Rescheduling of agricultural loans and interest-free new loans. • Give subsidies in inputs to the farmers for up coming Boro and vegetables cultivation. • Quality seeds, fertilizer at reasonable prices, irrigation and diesel have to make available to the farmers in appropriate time. • Take immediate steps to import quality seeds under public and private arrangements. Livestock Impacts Cyclone Sidr had huge impacts on livestock, killed 106,189 cattle, goat and sheep along with 2,527,880 poultry birds. Apart from the death of livestock, some 4,884,503 cattle and 31,510,839 poultry bird in 112 Upazila of 17 cyclone affected districts were affected as an adverse effect of the cyclone. Besides, 5,934 diary and poultry farms and 19,900 MT of fodder and poultry feeds were damaged. Page 33
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