Abstract:
In Bangladesh, the informal area plays a noticeable role in respect of the growth
of employment and the reduction of poverty. Street marketing comprises an
important role of this area including the street vendors as the vital participants.
The term ‘Street vendor’ refers to those who are unable to get regular jobs in the
remunerative formal sector on account of their low level of education and skills.
However, street vending is an important activity related to urban areas. The terms
Street vendors describe them are based on the time or place where they work.
However, the roles of the street vendors such as vegetable vendors are disregarded
and their condition is rarely accentuated. This research tries to show the present
living status of the vegetable vendors in Dhaka city along with the purpose of
demonstrating their socioeconomic status with a field survey. This research also
intends to investigate the problems they faced every day. This survey is based on
different sections including their age, gender, educational background,
accommodation, family size, economic condition, income, capital, and so on. The
survey was conducted in March 2020 in two different areas, Mohammadpur
Thana and Mirpur Model Thana in Dhaka city. Poverty, low education, and low
capital are the leading reasons for carrying out the business according to this
study. The study demonstrates that the male street vendors dominate this sector
and little start-up capital is needed to start this business. In 60% of cases, the startup
capital source is personal saving. They face different problems doing this
business like harassment from police and having to offer bribes. With the poverty
and risk of city corporation interference in their business, street vegetable vendors
face many problems in everyday life and 53.3% said lacking capital is the main
problem in their street vegetable vending occupation. Their condition of life with
so many problems is vulnerable. Therefore, the government can take proper steps
for them.
Description:
A Thesis Submitted to
The Department of Development and Poverty Studies,
Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the degree
Of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2020
