Commercial cultivation by farmers of medicinal plants in northern Bangladesh

A Z M Manzoor Rashid; Hakan Tunon; Niaz Ahmed Khan; Sharif A Mukul

doi:10.14712/23361964.2015.6

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Commercial cultivation by farmers of medicinal plants in northern Bangladesh

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Commercial cultivation by farmers of medicinal plants in northern Bangladesh

A Z M Manzoor Rashid, Hakan Tunon, Niaz Ahmed Khan and Sharif A Mukul

European Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol.4(1), pp.60-68

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.6

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Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

medicinal plants

Bangladesh

cultivation

farmer

marketing

policy and conservation

Medicinal plants (MPs) are an important component of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), which are traditionally used in healthcare and source of livelihood all over the world. In an over-populated country like Bangladesh, the pressure on natural forests is immense; thus the cultivation of MPs can significantly contribute towards improving the livelihood of poor people, reducing the pressure on natural forests and enhancing biological diversity. Notwithstanding the growing recognition of its importance and economic and ecological potential, there has been little research on MPs, especially the cultivation, management and marketing aspects, in Bangladesh. Based on extensive fieldwork in a northern district of Bangladesh, this study explores various aspects of the cultivation, management and marketing of MPs. How collective efforts have brought economic and social benefits to communities was also examined in this study. It assesses the major processes and elements of management, identifies key problems and challenges and indicates ways of maximizing the potential of this important sector. The issues covered in this research include: farmers ' perceptions and experiences; existing research and policy-making processes related to the MP sector; constraining factors (such as lack of processing technology, inadequate transportation, logistics, financial and storage infrastructure, lack of institutional capacity); markets, finance and networking; land use; pattern of livelihood and value chain issue.

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Title: Commercial cultivation by farmers of medicinal plants in northern Bangladesh
Authors: A Z M Manzoor Rashid (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Hakan Tunon (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Niaz Ahmed Khan (Author) - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sharif A Mukul (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: European Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol.4(1), pp.60-68
Publisher: Nakladatelstvi Karolinum
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2015.6
ISSN: 1805-0174
Copyright note: Copyright © 2014 The Authors. This is an open access article published under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450693402621
Output Type: Journal article

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