@article{Sarma:208604,
      recid = {208604},
      author = {Sarma, P.K},
      title = {Scenario of haor vulnerabilities and other obstacles for  sustainable livelihood development in Nikli upazila},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2010},
      number = {452-2016-35683},
      pages = {8},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {The study was carried out in haor areas situated in Nikli  upazila under Kishoregong district to explore the  socioeconomic
vulnerabilities status of the people residing  near deep haor areas and their dependency on its  natural
resources. Total 110912 local residents who depend  on the wetland for their survival are poor, with an  annual
average per capita income Tk 3175, a literacy rate  is 20.5%.Total cultivable land 17912.75 hectares, fallow  land
1007.59 hectares; single crop 79.32% and double crop  land 20.68%; land under irrigation 90%.This paper also  sheds
light on the status of livelihood using resources and  face problems are barriers to sustainable livelihood  development.
There haor based alternative activity is  fishing (20%) followed by duck rearing (3%), Beef fating  (6.6%), The study
find 71% households were found  effectively landless of which about 55% were absolutely  landless and 17%
households were migrated and 78.9% haor  households are suffered from food insecurity mainly because  of
landlessness, mono-crop cultivation, seasonal  unemployment and natural calamities. The study suggests  that the
avenues for prospective coping strategies are to  put a stop to existing leasing system of haor water bodies,  making
proper arrangements for creating alternative income  generating activities throughout the year. Change the  money
lending system and taking preventives and curative  measures for natural calamities.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/208604},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.208604},
}