ROLE OF INCOME FROM HOMESTEAD AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM FOR POVERTY REDUCTION IN THE SELECTED AREAS OF MYMENSINGH DISTRICT

Abstract

Homestead Agroforestry is an important consideration for socio-economic development in our country and also all over the world. Systematic Agroforestry practice is becoming popular day by day in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Considering the situation, the present study aims to find out the existing situation of homestead agroforestry practices in the study area, to determine the extent of income from agroforestry system to reduce poverty, to explore the role of the selected characteristics of the farmers practicing homestead agro-forestry system to reduce poverty. Data were collected by purposive random sampling method of 60 respondents from 1202 farmers of ten villages of Trishal and Fulbaria upazila under Mymensingh district by using a pretested interview schedule during the period of 01 January to 27 January 2021. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23. Findings indicated that the highest portion (65 percent) of the farmers had medium income from homestead agroforestry system compared to 20 percent having low and only 15 percent had high income from homestead agroforestry system. Out of 10 selected characteristics of the respondents, education, knowledge on homestead agroforestry and training on homestead agroforestry system had positive significance with Contribution of income from homestead Agroforestry towards reducing poverty. The rest of the variables namely: age, family member, occupation, farm under homestead agroforestry, homestead agroforestry system experience, managed homestead agroforestry and annual family income did not show any significant correlation with the income from homestead Agroforestry system for reducing poverty.