Agroforestry as a sustainable landuse option in degraded tropical forests: a study from Bangladesh |
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Authors: | Mahbubul Alam Yasushi Furukawa Kazuhiro Harada |
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Institution: | (1) United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan;(2) Forest Management Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan;(3) School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan |
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Abstract: | The tropical deciduous forest in Bangladesh provides a substantial part of country’s forest and where the government has introduced
participatory agroforestry landuse. This study examined management issues, financial viability, and environmental as well
as social sustainability of this landuse system. The forest department allocated a plot of size 1.0 ha among the selected
participants where they were allowed to practice agriculture as well as to plant tree species for 10 years. The financial
indicators indicated that the landuse system was profitable and attractive net present value (NPV) = US$ 17,710 and benefit-cost
ratio (BCR) = 4.12]. It was also viable and suitable from the social and environmental stand points. The study concluded that
under the present environmental and socio-economic scenario, this production system could be the best management tool that
would earn money, stop forest degradation, and finally be a model of sustainable land management in an overpopulated country. |
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