The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh
An exploratory study was conducted in Feni, a south-eastern district of Bangladesh to explore the role of palm husbandry in the rural economy. A total of 48 households in the study area were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on the total annual income, the farmers were categor...
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| description | An exploratory study was conducted in Feni, a south-eastern district of Bangladesh to explore the role of palm husbandry in the rural economy. A total of 48 households in the study area were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on the total annual income, the farmers were categorized into three groups as high-income group, medium income group and low-income group. Palm tree contributes 26.000 Tk, 22.740 Tk and 18.300 Tk respectively to the three-income group annually (1 US$ = 69 Tk). Palm trees contribute 46% of total annual income to low-income group followed by 19% to medium income group and 14% to high-income group. Incase of overall income of all the respondents, 26% income comes from palm trees. Besides this, palms provide a multitude of useful products ranging from fuelwood to materials for construction, tools and handicrafts. However the poor marketing system result in decreasing the annual return from palm trees. Palm husbandry could be a promising source of rural incomes in Bangladesh if the farmers’ traditional management knowledge was linked to more scientific management practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8371f5b38cc40a79859a460731587a22022-12-21T20:30:09ZengItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry1971-74581971-74582010-03-0131394310.3832/ifor0528-003528The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of BangladeshRana MP0Islam MS1Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114 (Bangladesh)Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114 (Bangladesh)An exploratory study was conducted in Feni, a south-eastern district of Bangladesh to explore the role of palm husbandry in the rural economy. A total of 48 households in the study area were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on the total annual income, the farmers were categorized into three groups as high-income group, medium income group and low-income group. Palm tree contributes 26.000 Tk, 22.740 Tk and 18.300 Tk respectively to the three-income group annually (1 US$ = 69 Tk). Palm trees contribute 46% of total annual income to low-income group followed by 19% to medium income group and 14% to high-income group. Incase of overall income of all the respondents, 26% income comes from palm trees. Besides this, palms provide a multitude of useful products ranging from fuelwood to materials for construction, tools and handicrafts. However the poor marketing system result in decreasing the annual return from palm trees. Palm husbandry could be a promising source of rural incomes in Bangladesh if the farmers’ traditional management knowledge was linked to more scientific management practices.https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0528-003AgroforestryPalmEconomicsRuralBangladesh |
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| title | The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh |
| title_full | The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh |
| title_short | The role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | role of palm husbandry in the rural economy of the south eastern region of bangladesh |
| topic | Agroforestry Palm Economics Rural Bangladesh |
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