Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Rooftop gardens are expected to be one of the most effective ways to improve urban
inhabitants' nutritional health while also contributing positively to the environment.
From the 5
th
of January to the 25
th
of February in 2020, a survey of 100 families was
conducted in three metro areas in Gazipur city, Bangladesh. According to the study,
maximum (98%) respondents used roof gardening as a hobby; 62% were low
experienced in roof gardening; half (52%) of them started roof gardening recently
(2005-2014) and 67% of the building were used as roof gardening at 3
stories of
the building. More than half (55%) of the total roof area was used as roof top garden
where fruit (100%), flower (100%), vegetables (100%) and others (88%;
eg. medicinal, spices etc.) were found to be grown. All (100%) respondents used soil
as media in small sized plastic half drum and practiced irrigation and weeding
operation in a regular basis. In terms of economic value, 43% of the gardener earned
medium income (1001-1500 Tk.) per season from their rooftop garden. Majority
(72%) of the gardener faced medium problems in their RTG’s whereas “insect, pest
and disease infestation” had been ranked as 1
st
problem.
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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
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2020
