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Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh
Md. Altaf Hossain (1) and Ali Ahmad (2)
1Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Ministry of Agriculture, Krishi Khamar Sarak, Dhaka
2Dept. of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Ali Kadam, Bandarban, Bangladesh
Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. | Volume 03, Issue 01, pp. 154-161 | Available online: 25 February 2017.
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.030117.18
Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh
Md. Altaf Hossain (1) and Ali Ahmad (2)
1Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Ministry of Agriculture, Krishi Khamar Sarak, Dhaka
2Dept. of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Ali Kadam, Bandarban, Bangladesh
Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. | Volume 03, Issue 01, pp. 154-161 | Available online: 25 February 2017.
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.030117.18
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Title: Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh
Abstract: Bandarban hill district is of great importance for growing various crops, which are different from the plains. Farmers practice traditional Jhum culture for their livelihood. They slash and burn the vegetation on hills and go for Jhum cultivation without adopting any conservation measures which contributes to soil and nutrient loss. It can also lead to land degradation as the fallow periods needed for the recovery of natural resource is reduced due to population pressure. A Questionnaire based survey in six upazila of Bandarban revealed that the hill dwellers are lagging behind in education, farming knowledge, access to information on modern culture, modern inputs and government loan facilities. Their food security is at stake as they can seldom produce enough food for their consumption. An eco-efficient smallholder crop production system involving conservation techniques for the sustainable management of vegetation, soil, and water resources in drought-prone hillsides is urgently needed for sustainable livelihood of hill dwellers.
Key Words: Hill dwellers, Jhum culture and Livelihood
Abstract: Bandarban hill district is of great importance for growing various crops, which are different from the plains. Farmers practice traditional Jhum culture for their livelihood. They slash and burn the vegetation on hills and go for Jhum cultivation without adopting any conservation measures which contributes to soil and nutrient loss. It can also lead to land degradation as the fallow periods needed for the recovery of natural resource is reduced due to population pressure. A Questionnaire based survey in six upazila of Bandarban revealed that the hill dwellers are lagging behind in education, farming knowledge, access to information on modern culture, modern inputs and government loan facilities. Their food security is at stake as they can seldom produce enough food for their consumption. An eco-efficient smallholder crop production system involving conservation techniques for the sustainable management of vegetation, soil, and water resources in drought-prone hillsides is urgently needed for sustainable livelihood of hill dwellers.
Key Words: Hill dwellers, Jhum culture and Livelihood
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Hossain, M. A. and Ahmad, A. Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 03, no. (01) (2017): 154-161.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Hossain, M. A. and Ahmad, A. (2017). Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 03(01), 154-161.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Hossain, M. A. and Ahmad, A. “Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh’’. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 03(01) (2017): 154-161.
Chicago and or Turabian
Hossain, M. A. and Ahmad, A. Livelihood status of hill dwellers in Bandarban, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 03, no. (01) (2017): 154-161.
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