Socio-economic Baseline Survey of Chittagong Hill Tracts - chtdf

HDRCSocio-economic Baseline Survey of Chittagong Hill Tracts113It is to note that the average values contain some fractional parts along with whole numbers.However, during the interpretation stage the whole numbers are been considered and thefractions are ignored. Two methods were applied for interpretation of the average numericvalues: (i) conservative and (ii) moderate approach. According to conservative approach, andonly the whole numbers were given their respective qualitative interpretations. For examplethe values like 1.6 and 2.4 are respectively interpreted as unsecured and more or less securedmonths.Table 14.6:Average Aggregate Values of Food Security Status by MonthsFood security statusIndigenouspeopleBawmChakChakmaKhyangKhumiLushaiMarmaMroPangkhuaTanchangyaTripuraBangaleeAll CHTMagh (Jan-Feb) 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3Falgun (Feb-Marmach) 2.2 2.6 2.7 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2Chaitra (Marma-April) 2.0 2.5 2.7 1.6 2.0 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.1Baishak (Apr-May) 2.0 2.3 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1Jaistha (May-June 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.7 1.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.1Ashar (june-july) 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.2 2.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9Sravan (jul-Aug) 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9Bhadra (Aug-Sept) 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.8 2.9 1.9 1.8 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1Ashyin (sep-Oct) 2.3 2.7 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 2.9 2.1 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.2Kartik(Oct-Nov) 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3Augrahayan (Nov-Dec) 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4Poush (Dec-Jan) 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4All Month 2007 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1The analysis reveals that on the whole the CHT people are more or less secured in relation toavailability of food round the year (Matrix 14.1). However, Ashar (June-July) and Sravan(July-Aug) are the two food-unsecured months common for almost all the communitiesexcept Bangalees living in CHT. For Bangalee community, all the months are more or lesssecured in terms of food. For indigenous communities as a whole, the Jaistha (May-June) isalso a food unsecured month along with Ashar and Sravan. The Chakmas, the Marmas andthe Tripuras reportedly have to pass through 4 to5 food insecure months in a year. For theKhyangs about half of each year Baisak-Ashyin are difficult months in terms of foodavailability. On the contrary, for the Lushais and the Pangkhuas, half of the year is reportedlyfood secured and the rest six months are less secured. The possible reasons behindcommunity-wise differences in food secured months need to be explored under a differentstudy.