| dc.description.abstract | Homestead trees provide diversified goods and services. The present study was carried
out to assess the effects of tree diversity on different socioeconomic factors in
homesteads in Bogura districts of Bangladesh. The study was carried out in four
upazillas of Bogura (i.e. Kahaloo, Gabtoli, Sahajanpur and Bogura Sadar. Data was
collected by approach of random sampling. Information concentrated from an
accumulation of 68 households ranging from marginal, small, medium and large
categories. The study was carried out during the period from February to March 2020.
Twelve villages from four sub districts and 17 households from each upazilas were
selected to explore the tree species diversity and its contribution on the livelihood of the
farmers. A total of 68 households were interviewed by using a prepared questionnaire to
collect the necessary information. Farmer opinion regarding tree species in the
homesteads and its contribution to socioeconomic development was the dependent
variables of the study and age, education, occupation, family size, homestead size,
annual income of the farmers were considered as independent variables of the study.
Correlation co-efficient (r) test was used to ascertain the relationship between the
dependent and independent variables of the study. Tree species in the homesteads
positively influenced by occupation, homestead size, education and annual income, but
negatively influenced by age and family size. Tree Species diversity in the homestead
agroforestry was measured by Shannon-wiener index (H). In case of all species, the
highest and the lowest index (H) value were found in fruits species (H=3.51) and fuel
wood species (H=1.55) respectively in the rural homestead garden of studied area.
Mango (19.56 %), Mahogany (1.45%), Mander (5.05%) Neem (2.46%) were found as
dominant trees for fruit, timber, fodder/fuel wood medicinal species, respectively in
Bogura sadar, Gabtali, Kahalloo and Shahajanpur upazila. Tree species had direct impact
on income of the farmers and the annual income of the farm families ranged from Tk. 5
thousands to Tk. 50 thousands. Results of this study may contribute to modify
agroforestry programs for implementing future tree planting activities for different target
populations in various economic and environmental circumstances. | en_US |
