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Policy Options on Sustainable Resource Utilization and Food Security in Haor Areas of Bangladesh: a Theoretical Approach

MOHAMMAD MASUD ALAM*
*Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet3114, Bangladesh.

MD. KABIR HOSSAIN*
Professor
Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet3114, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study consists of two theoretical approaches on the policy options regarding the link between entrepreneurship, resource utilization and food security in the haor-basin areas. The first one deals with a Cobb-Douglas technology to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship and food security. In particular, we suggest that, while more entrepreneurship could mean more productivity in the production sectors, productivity growth in turn could affect the individual arbitrage between different haor’s occupations (including entrepreneurship) and expected payoffs. The second question is concerned with the types of haor resource management to which the individuals or local communities direct their talents. We distinguish between community management and government management on the efficient utilization of haor resources. The impact on household food security and resource utilization can be assessed in static and dynamic frameworks.

Keywords: Policy Options, Sustainable Resource Utilization, Food Security, Haor Area, Bangladesh.

Location: In Bangladesh

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Program Area: Food Safety and Security

Commodity: Haor

Objectives:

The first objective of the study is to examine the haor master plan and the existing haor-basin resource utilization process, its management system and how the management and utilization process are contributing to the households food security in the haor basin areas. The second purpose of this study is to propose a theoretical model of entrepreneurship and innovation in the haor areas with the aim of improving food security and efficient resource utilization. Finally they study will compare the haor management options between government and community management systems on the basis of a theoretical model. In general, the study will deal with the topics outlined below: - To evaluate the haor master plan and its policy gaps to ensure efficient and sustainable resource utilization and household’s food security. -The role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the economy of haor, including its growth and productivity impacts, its linkages to other sectors and position in national production chains, and its impact on poverty and health. - To compare the Community Based Haor Resource Management (CBRM) and indigenous development initiatives in haor areas and the role of knowledge of local population in sustainable livelihoods, reduction of household vulnerability and in facilitating haor-urban resource mobilizations. - Technological innovation – opportunities or threats for haor development? What skills are needed for haor resource utilization and how can it be developed and explore the policy gap, if any?

Methodology:

The study is a theoretical and conceptual one whose basic foundation comes from various secondary sources. The linkage of entrepreneurship for haor people’s food security is the new idea originated from the Cobb-Douglas function. To remain with the focus of the paper, the study will follow the Cobb-Douglas production technology to develop an entrepreneurship model. Following classical linear regression model we also develop an econometric approach to compare the government and community management system in haor areas. For theoretical motivation the study mainly reviews haor master plan-2011 and other previous research work. The next section presents a review of haor master plan and its policy gap relevant for efficient resource utilization and food security issues along a description on haor areas of Bangladesh. Section five deals with a literature review on the previous research work. After that, section six presents the theoretical model on entrepreneurship and haor development and section seven presents an econometric model to examine the different institutional arrangements of haor resource extraction for haor people livelihoods and sustainable haor resource utilization and finally section eight concludes the study with some policy recommendation.

Source of Information: International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2018, 11-28

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Achievement/Findings:

Haor has a plentiful potentiality of agriculture production and an abundance of fish. After that haors all over Bangladesh are threatened in spite of various international agreements and national policies. Public good nature of haors(a lack of enforceable property rights) and policy intervention failures, particularly a lack of uniformity among policies in different areas such as, economic, agriculture, environment, nature protection, physical planning are the main reasons. Therefore, sustainable resource utilization and food security policies are heart of haor areas research. Integrated haor research program combining social and natural sciences can provide the way to solve the management problem and to get a grasp on the required consistency among various government policies. A theoretical framework is presented here that suggests that a combination of entrepreneurial innovations and economic valuation, systems modelling, stakeholder analysis, and management evaluation can provide complementary insights into sustainable and welfare-optimizing haor-basin management and policy. A recent haor master plan underpins the importance of combining the various techniques to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of sustainable solutions to haor degradation and loss. The study made preferences to work with local communities than government management system and entrepreneurial access to the haor natural resources to ensure the sustainable resource utilization.

Haor management requires coordination amongst different users in order to obtain the best returns from these areas in a sustainable manner. Haors and beels are inter-linked systems and actions in one area can lead to changes elsewhere in the wetland which can impact upon other users. In order to make progress, further and intensified co-operation is needed between government initiatives, project taken by NGOs and other international agencies and local community knowledge. We develop a model that connect in a systematic and coherent way all necessary economic information’s and two alternative haor management systems. Such an approach is theoretical and requires detailed information, description of ecological, natural and socio-economic data. Therefore we recommending complementary research program of haor master plan on haor economy focusing on agricultural land and product verities, water resources and fisheries, forestry, wetland, land distribution and co-management systems.

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