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The Scenario of Haor Vulnerabilities and Other Obstacles for Sustainable Livelihood Development in Nikli Upazila

P. K. Sarma
Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was carried out in haor areas situated in Nikli upazila under Kishoregong district to explore the socioeconomic vulnerabilities status of the people residing near deep haor areas and their dependency on its natural resources. Total 110912 local residents who depend on the wetland for their survival are poor, with an annual average per capita income Tk 3175, a literacy rate is 20.5%.Total cultivable land 17912.75 hectares, fallow land 1007.59 hectares; single crop 79.32% and double crop land 20.68%; land under irrigation 90%.This paper also sheds light on the status of livelihood using resources and face problems are barriers to sustainable livelihood development. There haor based alternative activity is fishing (20%) followed by duck rearing (3%), Beef fating (6.6%), The study find 71% households were found effectively landless of which about 55% were absolutely landless and 17% households were migrated and 78.9% haor households are suffered from food insecurity mainly because of landlessness, mono-crop cultivation, seasonal unemployment and natural calamities. The study suggests that the avenues for prospective coping strategies are to put a stop to existing leasing system of haor water bodies, making proper arrangements for creating alternative income generating activities throughout the year. Change the money lending system and taking preventives and curative measures for natural calamities.

Keywords: Socioeconomic, Indicator, Sustainable livelihood, Climate change

Location: In haor areas situated in Nikli Upazila under Kishoregong district

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Vulnerable, Livelihood

Objectives:

Therefore, the present study has been undertaken specially; i) to identify the factors associated with the vulnerability of the socioeconomic background in haor area ii) to study the sustainable livelihood options and earning opportunities of the haor people.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in Nikli Upazila under Kishoregonj districts. A multi-stage random sampling technique was applied for this study. From 3 unions namely Chatirchar, Gurui and Dampara were selected randomly. Four villages were selected from these every union total (3 × 4) 12 village using the same procedure. Total 144 households (12 households from every village) with a sampling intensity of were selected randomly for the survey study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for the interview which includes various socioeconomic indicators such as literacy, landholding, occupation, family size, sanitation, decision making, and access on basic services and rights on haor resources and livelihoods options. Before preparing the final questionnaire, a preliminary one was developed in conformity was the objectives of the study. This draft schedule was pre-tested with a few selected households. Some parts of the draft questionnaire were improved, rearranged and modified in the lights of the practical experience gained from the pre-test. It was then finalized and questions were listed in logical sequence, so that the respondents could answer easily. The selected respondents were personally interviewed for collecting reliable data and other information. The data were analyzed by using the appropriate software such as SPSS, MS Excel etc as per objectives of the study.

Source of Information: J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 8(2): 283–290, 2010 ISSN 1810-3030

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Achievement/Findings:

Haor characteristically has plenty of agricultural land and abundance of fish. But both are governed and controlled by local elites and rich people. Huge khash land all around the haor and many of the large khas lands are very close to many poor households, but unfortunately they don’t have access to these lands due to lack of ownership. The local rich people’s community does not allow them to lease the land and they don’t even have the technological/initial input support to plough the lands. On the other hand during the winter season each large water body of Nikli haor basin confine into small water body full of fishes. Local rich people took illegal lease of all the water bodies from Government to form a so called fishermen group due to lack of distribution law but in reality the poor fishermen have no access to these water bodies. If the poor people could get the opportunity to catch fish in these water bodies, they could easily earn a good amount of money by selling it. As a result, the available haor resources are unable to improve the lives of extremely poor people in these areas. Government and NGOs also failed to address the basic need of education, health, nutrition, family planning and recreation of the vulnerable haor people especially children and women. The study emphasis working with the poor peoples’ rights and access to the haor natural resources and protecting and supporting them through their inclusion in national policy and system.

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