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Table 12 Food security indices of the farm households.

From: Government input support on Aus rice production in Bangladesh: impact on farmers’ food security and poverty situation

Households’ categories

Food security indices

Index values

Food secure households

Food insecure households

Supported

Food security index (Z)

1.09

0.43

 

Head count index (H)

71.7

28.3

 

Per capita daily calorie availability

2017.4

1788.4

 

Food shortfall/surplus index (P)

0.21

− 0.16

Non-supported

Food security index (Z)

1.03

0.50

 

Head count index (H)

65.0

35.0

 

Per capita daily calorie availability

1984.2

1910.1

 

Food shortfall/surplus index (P)

0.16

− 0.20