Abstract:
Homestead Agroforestry is an important consideration for socioeconomic
development in our country and also all over the world. Systematic Agroforestry
practice is being popular day by day in Jalokahti district of Bangladesh.
Considering the situation, the present study aims to contribution of homestead
Agroforestry practice towards reducing poverty of Jalokathi District and explore
the contribution of the selected characteristics of the homestead farmers on
homestead Agroforestry practice. Data were collected by purposive random
sampling method of 60 respondents from 350 farmers of three villages of
Jalokathi union of Jalokathi Sadar upazila under Jalokathi district by using a
pretested interview schedule during the period of 15 June 2017 to 15 December,
2017. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16. Findings indicated that near about
half (48%) of the respondents had high knowledge on homestead production and
high Agroforestry contribution (household income) (52%) to reduce poverty
under managed Agroforestry. Unmanaged Agroforestry also contributed to
reduce poverty (77% with medium household income) but lower than managed
Agroforestry system. Out of 8 selected characteristics of the respondents,
educational qualification, homestead size, current housing condition, current
household assets, current sanitation system and knowledge on Agroforestry had
positive significant relationship with Contribution of homestead Agroforestry
(i.e. household income) towards reducing poverty. The rest of the variables
namely: age and family size did not show any significant relationships with
Contribution of homestead Agroforestry (i.e. household income) towards
reducing poverty.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
Sher
-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER:
JANUARY- JUNE, 2018
