The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) emphasise the reduction of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity as prerequisites for the economic development of a country. This paper examines how natural disaster shocks affect the food security of rural households in Bangladesh. We utilise the latest edition of the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) produced by the International Food Policy Research Institute to understand the determinants of food security. In contrast to the existing literature, we use the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) to measure household food security. The empirical result from an ordered logit regression suggests that households that are exposed to natural disaster shocks are more likely to be food insecure compared with households that have not been exposed to such shocks. Furthermore, international remittances increase food security, while domestic remittances do not significantly affect household food security. The study also found that the marital status and education of the household head, household indebtedness, household size, education, expenditures and landownership significantly affect food security. Our findings underscore the importance of investing in the development of infrastructure and food storage facilities in rural communities to tackle food insecurity. Moreover, increasing technical knowledge and improving the quality of education are vital to strengthen food security in Bangladesh.

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探索自然灾害与粮食（不）安全之间的关系：来自孟加拉国农村的证据

可持续发展目标 (SDG) 强调减少贫困、饥饿和粮食不安全是一个国家经济发展的先决条件。本文研究了自然灾害冲击如何影响孟加拉国农村家庭的粮食安全。我们利用国际粮食政策研究所编制的最新版孟加拉国综合家庭调查 (BIHS) 来了解粮食安全的决定因素。与现有文献相比，我们使用粮食不安全体验量表（FIES）来衡量家庭粮食安全。有序 logit 回归的实证结果表明，与未遭受自然灾害冲击的家庭相比，遭受自然灾害冲击的家庭更有可能粮食不安全。此外，国际汇款提高了粮食安全，而国内汇款不会显着影响家庭粮食安全。研究还发现，户主的婚姻状况和教育、家庭债务、家庭规模、教育、支出和土地所有权显着影响粮食安全。我们的研究结果强调了在农村社区投资发展基础设施和粮食储存设施以解决粮食不安全问题的重要性。此外，增加技术知识和提高教育质量对于加强孟加拉国的粮食安全至关重要。教育、支出和土地所有权显着影响粮食安全。我们的研究结果强调了在农村社区投资发展基础设施和粮食储存设施以解决粮食不安全问题的重要性。此外，增加技术知识和提高教育质量对于加强孟加拉国的粮食安全至关重要。教育、支出和土地所有权显着影响粮食安全。我们的研究结果强调了在农村社区投资发展基础设施和粮食储存设施以解决粮食不安全问题的重要性。此外，增加技术知识和提高教育质量对于加强孟加拉国的粮食安全至关重要。