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Socioeconomic Characteristics and Activities of Beneficiaries Under Sfp in Rajendrapur Forest Area of Gazipur District

A. Awal
Upazilla Agriculture Officer
DAE, Farmgate, Dhaka

M.M.H. Khan
Department of Entomology, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali

M.S. Rahman
Department of Agricultural Extension, HSTU, Dinajpur

M.A. Mazed
Agriculture Extension Officer
DAE, Khamarbari

M.S. Uddin
Horticulturist
DAE, Khamarbari, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study was designed to assess the present socio-economic characteristics of persons involved in Social Forestry Program (SFP) and some management practices of trees planted under SFP adopted by the activities of beneficiaries at Rajendrapur range under Gazipur district during August to September 2006 following simple random sampling technique through pre-tested structured interview schedule by direct interview method. Fifty four per cent of the respondents were in the middle age group having average farm size of 0.42 ha. Most of the respondents were male and they had primary level education. The highest portion of the respondents had small size of family and their main occupation was agriculture. Sixty two percent of the respondents received training from forest department of different duration while 38% respondents did not receive any training. The maximum respondents were in the category of low annual income group. Most of the respondents engaged themselves with the SFP by the motivation of the forest department and the majority of them followed woodlot plantation method. Maximum of the respondents planted saplings having age 4 months in the month of July. Among the selected plant species, Acacia auriculiformis was found in cent percent of the planting site and it was found as the most frequently planted species in woodlot plantation site and in agroforestry plantation site, respectively. The highest mortality of saplings was in woodlot plantation after 10 years.

Keywords: Socioeconomic, Activities, Beneficiaries, Social forestry, Respondents

Location: Gazipur area

Start Date: 00-08-2006

End Date: 00-09-2006

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

To examine the present socio-economic condition of persons involved in SFP and some management practices followed by the beneficiaries under SFP.

Methodology:

The study was conducted during August to September 2006 following simple random sampling technique. At first stage Gazipur district was selected purposely as it is one of the representative forest growing area of Bangladesh. For this purpose, Rajendrapur range under Gazipur district was selected for data collection on different activities of Social Forestry Program (SFP) and their impacts on socio- economic condition of the beneficiaries involved in SFP. After a short visit and discussion with the Forest Department personnel and local beneficiaries, nine villages namely Atlara, Bankharia, Sitpara, Noyagaon, Dagoria, B.K. Bari, Madhabpur, Mitalo and Bansh Poka were selected randomly as study area. Among other things, the main criteria behind the selection for the above mentioned villages were as follows: i) Good establishment of plantation under SFP, ii) No systematic study on this aspect had yet been conducted, and iii) Easy accessibility to collect required information. Data were collected from randomly selected 50 respondents out of 428 beneficiaries following simple random sampl ing technique through pre-tested structured interview schedule by direct interview method. To serve the purpose of the study, 8 characteristics viz., age, level of education, family size, farm size, sex, occupation, duration of training received, annual income of the respondents were considered as variables. The SPSS computer package program was used to analyze the statistical measures such as number and percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation (SD) which were used in describing selective socioeconomic characteristics of beneficiaries.

Source of Information: Journal of Science Technology (Dinajpur) Vol. 8: 13-18 (2010), ISSN 1994-0386

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings of the present study on the socio-economic characteristics of beneficiaries of Gazipur district could enhance individual respondent's knowledge level and also enable him to see and understand the activities of forest department for making any developmental decision in forest sector in Rajendra region of Gazipur district in Bangladesh. Knowledge of the respondents about various aspects of social forestry program plays an important role in adoption decision process. This findings indicate that overall forest tree plantation knowledge level including planting method, age of sapling, earthing up, tree species in woodlot and agroforestry plantation sites, use of pesticides and mortality of sapling were discouraging. So, there is urgent need to disseminate information about various aspects of social forestry program to the respondents having high education and high income through training and demonstration in different forest areas of Bangladesh. For sustainable development of SFP, proper execution of forest rules, strengthening visits of forest department officials should be enhanced. With due consideration of the present findings, the study was conducted in specific locations of a specific district, while a detail in depth study should be undertaken covering all the regions where SFP being implemented.

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