Abstract:
A survey was conducted in Khagrachhari District to determine the best option between
Jhum cultivation and mango orchard, as well as the economic returns and issues faced
by the respondents. From January to December 2020, a purposive random sample
technique was used to collect the relevant information via a structured questionnaire
in order to meet the objectives from 80 respondents. Stata was used to analyze the
data. Results revealed that the mango orchard is more profitable than jhum cultivation
and has a great opportunity to increase national production to feed the growing
population and reduce poverty in hilly areas. There is scope for adopting improved
management practices, and it may increase the total production. Based on collected
data, it was found that in mango orchards first four years, farmers did not get any
return. After that, the farmer's net return will increase year by year. In jhum cultivation,
farmers get their return the same year. But in jhum cultivation BCR is 1.64 and in
Mango orchard BCR is 1.88. BCR is lower in jhum cultivation than mango orchards
as well as polluting the environment. Jhum cultivation is not possible every year in the
same land because farmers do not use chemical fertilizer in their fields and there is no
irrigation management. So, for higher production and higher returns, most of the
farmers are shifting from jhum to mango and other orchards, which ensure their basic
needs.
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 (MS)
IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE