UNHCR is providing assistance to local farmers in one of Bangladesh’s poorest districts, which is home to 900,000 Rohingya refugees, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cox’s Bazar was already an underdeveloped district in Bangladesh prior to the Rohingya refugee influx in 2017. The arrival of over 740,000 refugees has had a major effect on the lives of local residents. When the Rohingya refugees arrived with nothing, the local community was the first to help them, but the refugees’ continued presence has harmed the livelihoods of many Bangladeshis.The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe economic distress and food security concerns for the already poor local population, placing many people at risk of starvation.
New programmes, such as vegetable collection centres, have recently been launched to assist local residents in selling their produce at a reasonable price. Vegetable collection centres are also near producers, lowering transportation costs. This has improved their income potential, attracting more people to work in agriculture.
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