Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development

Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) is one of the most expensive woods in the world. Agar-based enterprises are increasing due to the high demand for agar products worldwide including Bangladesh. Information on the socio-economic condition, silvicultural operation, extraction, processing, marketing...

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Autores principales:	Md. Ahosan Habib Ador, Farid Farabi, Romel Ahmed, Rahela Khatun, Mohammed Masum Ul Haque
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Agarwood Agar plantation Wounding Marketing channel Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:904d60e4bbc247989e3e05b5c02b762a2021-12-04T04:36:13ZAgar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development2666-719310.1016/j.tfp.2021.100141https://doaj.org/article/904d60e4bbc247989e3e05b5c02b762a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719321000807https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7193Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) is one of the most expensive woods in the world. Agar-based enterprises are increasing due to the high demand for agar products worldwide including Bangladesh. Information on the socio-economic condition, silvicultural operation, extraction, processing, marketing and potential barriers are crucial for the formulation of a proper management plan. Therefore, the study was conducted in the Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh using a semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussion to explore the aforesaid issues and provide subsequent recommendations for this sector. A total of 120 respondents (an equal number of agar nursery owners, growers, buyers and enterprise owners) were selected randomly based on the preliminary surveys. The growers and enterprise owners were mostly literate (77%) and had nurseries for raising seedlings. About 55% of the respondents were found to have private plantations while the reaming growers possessed homestead agar plantations mixed with other plant species. The majority of the enterprises were small in size (65%) and only 10% possessed large enterprises (more than 8 pans). The practice of nursery management, silvicultural operation, and agar induction and extraction process was found conventional based on their indigenous knowledge. The study revealed that the nursery owners, tree sellers, enterprise owners and enterprise workers earned substantial income per month that ranged from US$<179 to >535, US$<119 to >476, US$119 to >595 and US$71 to 143 respectively indicating the potential role of agar-based enterprises in the socio-economic development of the study area. Such profitable agar-based enterprises are expected to flourish more, if financial and modern technical support, supply of high-quality seedlings together with raw materials and contemporary marketing facilities are adequately provided.Md. Ahosan Habib AdorFarid FarabiRomel AhmedRahela KhatunMohammed Masum Ul HaqueElsevierarticleAgarwoodAgar plantationWoundingMarketing channelForestrySD1-669.5Plant ecologyQK900-989ENTrees, Forests and People, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100141- (2021)
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topic	Agarwood Agar plantation Wounding Marketing channel Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989
spellingShingle	Agarwood Agar plantation Wounding Marketing channel Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989 Md. Ahosan Habib Ador Farid Farabi Romel Ahmed Rahela Khatun Mohammed Masum Ul Haque Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
description	Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) is one of the most expensive woods in the world. Agar-based enterprises are increasing due to the high demand for agar products worldwide including Bangladesh. Information on the socio-economic condition, silvicultural operation, extraction, processing, marketing and potential barriers are crucial for the formulation of a proper management plan. Therefore, the study was conducted in the Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh using a semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussion to explore the aforesaid issues and provide subsequent recommendations for this sector. A total of 120 respondents (an equal number of agar nursery owners, growers, buyers and enterprise owners) were selected randomly based on the preliminary surveys. The growers and enterprise owners were mostly literate (77%) and had nurseries for raising seedlings. About 55% of the respondents were found to have private plantations while the reaming growers possessed homestead agar plantations mixed with other plant species. The majority of the enterprises were small in size (65%) and only 10% possessed large enterprises (more than 8 pans). The practice of nursery management, silvicultural operation, and agar induction and extraction process was found conventional based on their indigenous knowledge. The study revealed that the nursery owners, tree sellers, enterprise owners and enterprise workers earned substantial income per month that ranged from US$<179 to >535, US$<119 to >476, US$119 to >595 and US$71 to 143 respectively indicating the potential role of agar-based enterprises in the socio-economic development of the study area. Such profitable agar-based enterprises are expected to flourish more, if financial and modern technical support, supply of high-quality seedlings together with raw materials and contemporary marketing facilities are adequately provided.
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author	Md. Ahosan Habib Ador Farid Farabi Romel Ahmed Rahela Khatun Mohammed Masum Ul Haque
author_facet	Md. Ahosan Habib Ador Farid Farabi Romel Ahmed Rahela Khatun Mohammed Masum Ul Haque
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title	Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
title_short	Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
title_full	Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
title_fullStr	Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
title_full_unstemmed	Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
title_sort	agar (aquilaria agallocha roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in bangladesh: management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/904d60e4bbc247989e3e05b5c02b762a
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Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development

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