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Poverty and malnutrition remain endemic in Bangladesh, an overwhelmingly agrarian country where most rural households do not own land and few other opportunities to earn an income exist. At barely 2 000 kilocalories per person per day, food availability falls short of meeting basic requirements. Some areas of the country still face the risk of famine.
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Overall, the rate of undernourishment is very high (37 percent), as is the prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting among children. Rates are high throughout the rural areas that are home to 80 percent of the Bangladeshi population. More than 60 percent of rural households are functionally landless and there is very little income diversification. The level of vulnerability is aggravated by floods during the annual monsoon season, cyclones and drought.
