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Impact of Traditional Homestead Agroforestry on the Livelihood of the Farmers in Northern Bangladesh

M.H. Rashid
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.

K.K. Islam
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.

M.A. Mondol
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.

M.J. Pervin
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to determine the level of acceptability of traditional agroforestry practices by the farmers of the Northern parts of Bangladesh and its impact on their livelihood condition.. It also explored the relationships among the selected characteristics of the farmers namely age, education, family size, homestead area, knowledge of homestead Agroforestry, annual income from homestead area, problem confrontation with traditional agroforestry practices and opinion regarding changes of livelihood. A structured interview schedule was used to collect data and correlation test was conducted to ascertain the relationship between concerned dependent and independents variables of the study. The majority (62%) of the farmers had medium attitude regarding changes in livelihood while; 21% had low attitude and 17% had high attitude towards traditional homestead agroforestry practices. Education, knowledge of agroforestry, homestead area, knowledge on homestead agroforestry had significant positive relationship with their attitude regarding changes in livelihood; while age, family size, annual income from homestead area and problem confrontation had no significant relationship. Therefore, there is a great scope to improve the existing homestead agroforestry practices with suitable agroforestry approaches for maximizing income of the farmers.

Keywords: Homestead Agroforestry, Socio-economic condition, Farmer’s opinion.

Location: Pabna Sadar Upazilla under the Rajshahi division

Start Date: 10-06-2005

End Date: 15-11-2005

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

1. To determine the role of traditional agroforestry practices on the livelihood improvement in a selected area of the Northern Bangladesh.

Methodology:

To achieve the objectives of this study and to minimize errors, several repeated visits were made to collect data properly. A stratified random sampling technique was followed to select the sample farmers. Preparation of questionnaire: The survey schedule was carefully designed in the light of the objectives to the study. The draft schedule was pre-tested by interviewing some sample farmers and necessary modification were made accordingly. Period of data collection: Rapport was established with the respondents through informal discussion regarding objectives of the interview. Data were collected from 10 June to 15 November 2005. Variables of the study: Independent variables of the study were age, education, family size, homestead area, annual income from homestead area, knowledge on homestead agroforestry, communication exposure and problem confrontation. The dependent variables were adoption of traditional homestead agroforestry practices and opinion regarding changes in livelihood to the farmers. Measurement of independent variables: Age of the respondents was measured by counting the period of time from his birth to the time of interview and was expressed in terms of years. Education was measure in terms of classes passed by him and score was given according to the class passed while a respondent who did not know reading or writing had education score of zero (0). Family size of a respondent was determined in terms of the total number of members of a family. After completion of field survey data were coded, compiled, tabulated and analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the study. In this process, all the responses in the interview schedule were given numerical coded values. Local units were converted into standard units and qualitative data were converted into quantitative ones by means of suitable scoring techniques whenever necessary. Descriptive analysis such as range, number and percentage, mean, standard deviation and rank order were used whenever possible. Pearson's product moment co-efficient of correlation (r) was used in order to explore the relationship between the concerned variables.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 2(1): 11-14; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority (62%) of the farmers had medium attitude regarding changes in livelihood while; 21% had low attitude and 17% had high attitude towards traditional homestead agroforestry practices. Education, knowledge of agroforestry, homestead area, knowledge on homestead agroforestry had significant positive relationship with their attitude regarding changes in livelihood; while age, family size, annual income from homestead area and problem confrontation had no significant relationship. Therefore, there is a great scope to improve the existing homestead agroforestry practices with suitable agroforestry approaches for maximizing income of the farmers.

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