Abstract:
To determine the extent and types of activities performed by the rural women in social
forestry at Paikgacha upazila of Khulna district is the main purpose of the study. The study
was conducted at four villages namely Batikhali, Agorghata, Kashimnagar and Noakati
under three unions namely Godaipur, Kapilmuni and Haridhali. Data was collected from
69 randomly selected women by using a pre tested interview schedule during the period of
November to December 2020. The findings showed that around half of the total
respondents (47.9%) take part in the Maintenance of the plantation and the rest half
participate in Tree plantation and Post-harvest activities. According to the respondents,
‘lack of co-operation of male’ ranked first and Destruction of plantation by excessive
storm, drought and flood ranked last. The final outcome is provided usually once in a year
and in some cases once in six months which discourage them to participate in some extent.
In spite of having some constraints, participation in social forestry has improved the socioeconomic
condition
of
the
participants
remarkably.
The
study
reveals
that
the
participation
of
rural
women
is
well
enough
at
Paikgacha
and
due
to
its
positive
impact.
Besides,
taking
some
necessary
steps
to
minimize
the
constraints
can
enhance
the
scopes
to
participate
in
social
forestry
more
significantly.
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
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
