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A Study on Homestead Agroforestry Systems as Practiced by the Farmers of Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur District

M. Moniruzzaman
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M.T.A. Siddique
HAPP: SBSWs, PIACT , Dhaka

M. Rokonuzzaman
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M.T. lslam
Department of Horticulture, HSTU, Dinajpur

F. A. Banu
SAU, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The findings revealed that the average size of the homestead in the study area was 0.096 ha which increased with the increase of farm size. Small and medium farmers grew vegetables more than marginal and large farmers and they also earned more income than marginal and large farmers by growing vegetables. Nineteen per cent of the respondents opined in favour of high impact while 69 per cent opined in favour of medium impact of homestead agroforestry on their socio-economic aspects. The results also showed that 54 per cent of the farmers had medium adoption, 18 per cent had low and 28 per cent had high adoption of homestead agroforestry practices. The highest Homestead Practice Adoption Index (HPAI) value (270) was found in case of multiple cropping system, where as the lowest HPAI value (47) was obtained against the activity, use of mulching after transplanting of seedling. Correlation analysis indicated that the characteristics of the farmers, namely education, homestead size, farm size, annual income, area of vegetable garden, seasonal income from vegetable garden, cutting tree and socio-economic aspects had significant relationship while the age and family size had no significant relationship with the adoption of homestead agroforestry practices.

Keywords: Homestead Agroforestry, Adoption, Farmer

Location: Madaripur

Start Date: 01-02-2004

End Date: 31-03-2004

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

i) To determine and describe the selected characteristics of the farmers (e.g., age, education level, family size, farm size, homestead size, annual income, area of vegetable garden, seasonal income from vegetable garden, cutting trees, socioeconomic aspects), ii) to determine the adoption of homestead agroforestry practices by the farmers and iii) to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of farmers with their adoption of homestead agroforestry practices

Methodology:

Data were obtained from 100 randomly selected homestead agroforestry practicing farmers comprising in five selected villages namely Kathalbari, Chorchanda, Dutara, Munshigang and Fakirkandi. of Shibchar Upazila under Madaripur district with the help of interview schedule. Data were collected from the sample during 7 February to 4 March 2004. Collected data were compiled, tabulated, coded and analyzed according to the objectives of the study. Descriptive statistics such as mean, range, standard deviation, co-efficient of variation and rank over were used in describing the variables of the study. To determine the relationships between. farmers selected characteristics with adoption of homestead agroforestry Pearson' s Product Moment correlation co-efficient was used. Throughout the study 5 per cent level of probability was used to reject or accept a null hypothesis, as the basis for statistical significance. The independent variables of this study were 10 selected characteristics of homestead agroforestry system. These were age, education, family size, farm size, homestead size, annual income, total area of vegetable garden, seasonal income from vegetable garden, cutting tree and socio-economic aspect. In this study there is one dependent variable, which is adoption of homestead agorforestry practice. For a better understanding regarding the particular homestead agroforestry practices used by the respondent, homestead practice adoption index (HPAI) was computed. The HPAI was calculated by multiplying the frequency counts of the cell extent of use practices with its corresponding weights such as 3 for high, 2 for medium, 1 for low use and 0 for not at all use.The HPAI for each of the HPAI could range from 0 to 300.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 32(2): 189-195, July, 2005

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority (58%) of the respondents were in the middle aged category while 22% and 20% belongs to young and old age group respectively. The highest proportion (46%) of the respondents had primary level of education, while 25% and 19% had secondary level and no schooling, respectively. Only 10% had above secondary level of education. The respondents belong to medium size family which was also a representative of typical family size of Bangladesh. The highest proportion (40%) of the respondents were marginal compared to 23%, 25% and 12% of small, medium and large farm categories, respectively.The farmers having large farm size contain large homestead area whereas the marginal farmers have small farm size with smaller homestead size. A large number of rural people are absolutely or functionally landless and remain unemployed or seasonal employed throughout the year. These landless and marginal farmers have very limited resources to invest for further production. Due to continuous increase of population, demand for food is increasing. Continuous increasing pressure on land for the production of cereals, scope of producing vegetables, fruits, livestock, poultry and fish is being reduced. Under the present socioeconomic condition, a homestead is just more than a dwelling unit. The additional spaces available in the homestead offers a wide scope of product. So homestead enterprises play a vital role in providing nutrition, extra income and employment as well as in poverty alleviation. The management practice of homestead agroforestry in the study area was found traditional system. Despite land constraint in the country, the rural homesteads are often under-utilized and can be made more productive through application of production technology. Well planned integrated land-use systems of vegetables, fuel wood and timber production in accordance with the farmer's needs, goals and resource base can lead to viable farming systems towards sustainable livelihood in the coming years.

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