Survey finds 81% Bangladesh's households cut down food expenses during pandemic
Published 08 Apr,2021 via The Financial Express - Financial hardships resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic forced 80.6 per cent households to cut down food expenses, a survey has found.
The Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh unveiled the findings of 'Marginalised Communities in Bangladesh Dealing with Pandemic Fallouts Findings from a Household Survey' in a webinar on Thursday.
Some 47.2 per cent households reduced the number of protein items and 37.7 per cent cut down the number of items in meals, the survey found.
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