Revista de ecosistemas y ecografía

Abstracto

Socio-Economic Condition of the People?s Involving Murta (Sekumannianthus dichotoma) Based Cottage Industries at Gowainghat, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Mamunur Rashid and Montasir Shamim

Schumannianthus dichotoma locally known as murta is an important non-timber forest product of Bangladesh generally grown in the north eastern riparian areas. The study was conducted to find out socio-economic condition of rural people involved in murta collection and murta based cottage industries. The study was conducted in a village of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Village and respondents were selected randomly. A semi structured questionnaire was used in data collection. Secondary data was collected from various sources. The study concluded that murta is very vital source of secondary income and plays a very important role in improving socio-economic condition of people involving it. It is therefore imperative for the state to formulate more policies for the development of the murta sector in the country.