ISSN 2375-1096
International Journal of Agroforestry and Silviculture Vol. 1 (5), pp. 055-060, May, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Inventiveness of tropical agroforestry to Maintainable agriculture: A case study of Capasia Village, Northern Bangladesh
Iwan Boim Nur, Akbar Mardani and Tongyiee Yusukey
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor Barat 16680, Indonesia. Email: [email protected]
Accepted 28 April, 2014
Abstract
A relatively large percentage of the population in Bangladesh lives under the poverty line and is affected by the country’s degrading natural resources. Agroforestry has been seen as one of the few options to lift people out of poverty. Research into the costs and benefits of agroforestry was undertaken in Capasia Village in Northern Bangladesh. Initial results indicate that agroforestry may not only be an optimal livelihood solution for poor farmers, biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability but agroforestry systems also provide good economic rates of return. Thus the farmers who engage in agroforestry are benefited in different ways.
Key words: Agroforestry, poverty, farmers, livelihoods, conservation.