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Life Risk Analysis of Sundarbans Professionals at Morelganj Upazila in Bagerhat District

M.N.Hossen
Professors
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M.Y. Ali*
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M.Moniruzzaman
Professors
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M.A.Sattar
Students
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M. R. Islam
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted to identify different life risk factors faced by the Sundarbans professionals (Terrorism, Tigers, Crocodile, Sickness, Natural disaster etc), determine the severity of the risk factors, find out job opportunities and prepare a guideline to minimize the risk factors. The study was confined to Nishanbaria and Jiodhara unions in Morelganj Upazila of Bagerhat district. Data were collected from randomly selected 100 respondents. Among the respondents majority (58%) belongs to middle aged group followed by young aged group (31%); about one third (30%) were woodmen + fishermen followed by woodmen (18%); about one half (48 %) had primary level of education and had small sized family; about two fifth (37%) family were marginal land holders; about three fifth (61 %) had low income and most (81 %) of them had low income from the Sundarbans; two-fifth (40%) had medium exposure to extension media and about half (49%) had no relation with any organization. About half of the respondents (46 %) were low cosmopolite and most (96%) had medium tendency to go to the Sundarbans. Majority of the Sandarbans professionals were affected by terrorisms followed by natural calamities, sickness and tigers which affects their family. Two fifth Sundarbans professionals (40%) want to replace their job to cattle and poultry farming followed by agriculture (31%). They need reservoir for rain water, embankment around the river, increasing coastguards, medical facilities and weather forecasting to minimize the risk. By creating proper job opportunities in the localities would be able to prohibit them frequent going to Sundarbans.

Keywords: Life risk analysis, Sundarbans professionals.

Location: Nishanbaria and Jiodhara unions in Morelganj Upazila of Bagerhat district.

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Risk

Objectives:

There is no information about the types and severity of the risk factors, extent of devastation and the suggestion to overcome the situation. So it is utmost important to collect information about the risk factors faced by the Sundarbans professionals and hence this study has been formulated with the following objectives: 1. to analyze the selected characteristics of the Sundarbans professionals. 2. to find out level of tendency of going to Sundarbans. 3. to identify different risks and their severity faced by the Sundarbans professionals. 4. to determine the level of losses by the risk factors. 5. to find out job opportunities of Sundarbans professionals in their localities.

Methodology:

The study was conducted during March to April 2009 at Nishanbaria and Jiodhara unions of Morelganj Upazila of Bagerhat district. The area has a great significant role regarding the effect of terrorism, tiger, crocodile, sickness, disaster on Sundarbans professional. The list of respondents was collected by the help of the field level staff of the Prodipan. All the respondents (120) were considered as the population of the study. Out of the total respondents, 100 persons were selected randomly as the sample respondents. The sample respondents were selected taking proportionately from each of the selected villages. An interview schedule was prepared in Bangla for data collection keeping the objectives of the study in view. The schedule was pre-tested before final collection of data. After the pre-test necessary corrections, additions, alterations and rearrangement were made. The personal and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents were included in this study. The characteristics were age, profession, educational qualification, family size, land size, annual income, annual income from Sundarbans, extension media contact, , organizational participation, training exposure and cosmopoliteness.

After completion the survey all the interview schedules was compiled for data processing. At the beginning of the data processing all the qualitative data was converted into quantitative form by means of suitable code and score whenever necessary. Local units were converted into standard units. In several instances, indices and scales were constructed through the simple accumulation of score assigned to individual or pattern of attributes. Indices and scales were considered the efficient instruments for data reduction and analysis. All personal traits was categorized and arranged in simple tables for interpretation and discussion. Number, frequency and percentage were used as descriptive statistics. Statistical treatments like number, frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation etc. were made for interpretation of results.

Source of Information: South Asian J. Agric. 2009.4 (1&2): 151-154 ISSN 1991-0037

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of the Sandarbans professionals were affected by terrorisms followed by natural calamities, sickness and tigers which affects their family. Two fifth Sundarbans professionals (40%) want to replace their job to cattle and poultry farming followed by agriculture (31%).They need reservoir for rain water, embankment around the river, increasing coastguards, medical facilities and weather forecasting to minimize the risk. By creating proper job opportunities in the localities would be able to prohibit them frequent going to Sundarbans.

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