Economic contribution of participatory agroforestry program to poverty alleviation: a case from Sal forests, Bangladesh |
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Authors: | K K Islam Marjanke Hoogstra M O Ullah and Noriko Sato |
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Institution: | School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | In the Forest Department of Bangladesh, a Participatory Agroforestry Program (PAP) was initiated at a denuded Sal forests
area to protect the forest resources and to alleviate poverty amongst the local poor population. We explored whether the PAP
reduced poverty and what factors might be responsible for poverty alleviation. We used three poverty measurement methods:
the Head Count Index, the Poverty Gap Index and the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index to determine the extent poverty reduction.
We used a linear regression model to determine the possible differences among factors in poverty reduction. Data were collected
through semi-structured questionnaires and face to face interviews within the study area. PAP proved effective at poverty
alleviation, considerably improving the local situation. The linear regression model showed that PAP output explained the
income differences in poverty reduction. Participants identified bureaucracy and illegal money demands by forest department
officials, an uncontrolled market system, and underdeveloped road infrastructure as the main obstacles to reduction of poverty.
Overall, PAP is quite successful in alleviating poverty. So this program might be of interest at other degraded forest areas
as a tool to alleviate poverty. |
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Keywords: | Poverty agroforestry model Sal forests linear regression constraints |
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