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Santhia (Pabna)

Local Gov

An agricultural upazila in southeastern Pabna known for dairy and onion farming.

Wealth rank 243/452 (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 Below-average household wealth (RWI -0.065, national rank 243/452, poverty decile 6 of 10) on a dairy and field-crop base. So what: Thin margins leave farming households exposed to milk and produce price swings. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
agriculture A dairy- and onion-centred farm economy dependent on volatile farmgate prices and feed and input costs. So what: Price collapses or input spikes squeeze the upazila's dominant livelihood. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
water Low-lying tracts near the Jamuna distributaries face seasonal flooding and waterlogging. So what: Inundation damages crops and disrupts dairy operations. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)

Probable solutions

Dairy and handloom value-chain and skills programs linking local producers to Pabna industry and markets Responsible: SME Foundation / Department of Youth Development · policy proposal
Drainage maintenance and flood-resilient cropping support for low-lying farmland Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) / Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) · policy proposal