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A Comparative Analysis of Livelihood Status Between the ‘adibashi’ and the Native Rural Women in Bangladesh

L.I. Kabir
Directorate of Technical Education, Dhaka

M.A.M. Miah
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M.K. Dey
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

R.C. Dey
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

M.E. Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of the study was to determine and compare the livelihood status of ‘Adibashi’ and native rural women and to explore relationship between livelihood status and their selected characteristics. Livelihood status of the rural women was taken as dependent variable, which was operationalized through using the “Asset Pentagon” consisting of human capital, physical capital, natural capital, social capital and financial capital. The independent variables were however, measured through using suitable scales and techniques. Data revealed that majority of the farmers were young in both the groups. Majority of the Adibashi farmers had secondary level education while the majority of native farmers had primary education and the difference was found significant. There was no significant difference between the two groups in case of family size. ‘Adibashi’ group were found to be better off in their farm holdings, annual income, extension media contact, cosmopoliteness, agricultural knowledge, training exposure, savings (although the mean difference was not significant) and material possession. The livelihood status of the two groups were compared and found that ‘Adibashi’ had better livelihood status than the native rural women.

Keywords: Livelihood status, ‘Adibashi’, Native rural women, Agricultural knowledge

Location: Haluaghat upazila under Mymensingh District, in northern part of Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-08-2012

End Date: 00-10-2012

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Credit

Objectives:

1. To compare the livelihood status of Adibashi and native rural women through “Asset Pentagon” consisting of human capital, natural capital, physical capital, social capital and financial capital and to explore the relationships between livelihood status of Adibashi and native people and their selected characteristics.

Methodology:

The study was conducted at different villages in the Haluaghat upazila under Mymensingh District, in northern part of Bangladesh. The Adibashi (72 groups) and native (80 groups) in this research are the beneficiaries of a NGO named Grameen Manobik Unnayan Sangstha (GRAMAUS) which has been working to address poverty alleviation with the aim of improving livelihood status of rural women and therefore, they were considered as the population for this study. The selected characteristics of the respondents such as age, education, family size, farm size, annual income, extension media contact, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness, agricultural knowledge, training exposure, savings, credit received and assets (material) possessions were studied. A total of 21 groups (10 from Adibashi plus 11 from native farmers’ groups) were randomly selected as sample group for the study. In the next stage, 5 women from each of these 21 selected groups were taken to make the sample size (21 x 5) = 105. Livelihood status of the respondents was operationalized by computing a ‘livelihood status score’. Livelihood status was categorized as human capital, natural capital, physical capital, social capital and financial capital. Each of these capital assets were measured against 5 statements using a 5-point Likert type scale using ‘highly decreased’, ‘decreased’, ‘no comment/as was before’, ‘increased’, ‘highly increased’ and scores assigned to these responses were 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Accordingly, each of the assets could range from (25 x 5) = 125 to (5 x 5) = 25. The ex-post facts design was followed the conduct the study. An interview schedule (in Bengali) was used to collect data during August to October, 2012. SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) was used to analyze the data.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 8 (2): 11-14, 2014; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

There was no significant difference between the two groups in case of family size. ‘Adibashi’ group were found to be better off in their farm holdings, annual income, extension media contact, cosmopoliteness, agricultural knowledge, training exposure, savings (although the mean difference was not significant) and material possession. The livelihood status of the two groups were compared and found that ‘Adibashi’ had better livelihood status than the native rural women.

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