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Socioeconomic Status and Problem of Tangail Saree Handloom Weavers in Bangladesh

Nazmunnahar Nipa
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Rais Uddin Mian*
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Aynul Haque
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study was undertaken to observe the socioeconomic status of Tangail Saree (women cloth) handloom weavers and their problems. Keeping in view the objective, 50 respondents were selected from 5 villages of Tangail sadar upazila of whom 28 were small, 13 were medium and those of 9 were large according to loan size taken from various sources. Socio-economic characteristics of the weavers revealed that the majority of the respondents were in 20-40 years. The overall family size stood at 5.42. All the weavers were literate, however, only 22 % were qualified above secondary level. Almost 82 % of respondents were engaged in weaving as their main occupation and some of them had other occupations as subsidiary. The average annual incomes of the respondents were Tk 164050 for small, Tk 294615.38 for medium and Tk 730311.11 for large category. The respective average annual expenditures were Tk 157850, 285384.62 and 16533.33. That’s why the annual average savings of the weavers were Tk 6529, 9230.78 and 13777.78 respectively. The study identified some problems like lack of adequate credit facilities, high price of raw materials, low price of product, political viability, lack of proper technology, etc. The respondents also suggested some solutions from their own point of view. Provision of institutional credit, increased marketing facilities, govt. patronage, etc. might help the respondents to get rid of the identified problems.

Keywords: Handloom weaver, Socioeconomic status, Problem, Tangail Saree

Location: Porabari, Baghil, Gharinda, Silimpur and Gala in Tangail sadar upazila

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Status, Constraints

Objectives:

This study was undertaken to investigate the socioeconomic condition and problems of Tangail saree handloom weavers in Tangail district of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Selection of study area: To achieve the objectives of the present study, a preliminary survey was conducted in Tangail sadar upazila and it was seem to be suitable place for the study. On the basis of previous information, some sub urban areas namely Porabari, Baghil, Gharinda, Silimpur and Gala in Tangail sadar upazila were selected as the study area. Many of the households of this area are involved with handloom industry long since and adopted handloom as main source of livelihood. The study area is also under the microcredit program of Grameen Bank, BRAC and BURO Bangladesh. Sampling technique Purposive random sampling technique was followed to select the respondents for the study. At first, lists of the handloom weavers were collected from the lending organizations (Grameen Bank, BRAC and BURO Bangladesh) because the borrowing weavers were the well functioning among the weavers in the study area. Then the weavers were classified into three categories according to the loan size as small (Tk 7000-20000), medium (Tk 21000- 40000), large (above Tk 40000). Subsequently 28, 13 and 9 respondents from small, medium and large lists were randomly selected and thus total sample size stood at 50 which covered at least 20 percent of population of each of the categories. Collection and analysis of data The present study is based on primary data collected through field survey of randomly selected 50 Tangail saree weavers using a pre-tested questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed with appropriate tabular and descriptive statistical techniques to arrive at the meaningful findings of the study.

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Achievement/Findings:

The study identified some problems like lack of adequate credit facilities, high price of raw materials, low price of product, political viability, lack of proper technology, etc. The respondents also suggested some solutions from their own point of view. Provision of institutional credit, increased marketing facilities, govt. patronage, etc. might help the respondents to get rid of the identified problems.

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