Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore
The study aimed to explore the possibility of medicinal plant cultivation as a sustainable livelihood option. The study was conducted among the medicinal plant cultivators of five villages of Laxmipur union of Natore sadar upazila in Natore district. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches w...
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10361-135322020-01-15T21:01:59Z Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore Sharmin, Lammia Cultivation Medicinal plants Bangladesh Natore Medicinal plants Botany, Medical Materia medica, Vegetable The study aimed to explore the possibility of medicinal plant cultivation as a sustainable livelihood option. The study was conducted among the medicinal plant cultivators of five villages of Laxmipur union of Natore sadar upazila in Natore district. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. Data were collected during February-April 2004 from both primary and secondary sources. The findings show that the farmers were motivated to cultivate medicinal plants because of its profitability. The cost-benefit analysis of some of the medicinal plants also supported this. But the market of the medicinal plants is still in a pre-mature stage. A linkage between the cultivators and the herbal medicine or cosmetic producers could definitely help develop the medicinal plant cultivation prospect. 2020-01-15T07:48:12Z 2020-01-15T07:48:12Z 2004-09 Research report Sharmin, L. (2004, September). Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore. Research Reports (2004): Health Studies, Vol - XXXVII, 238–277. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13532 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) |
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The study aimed to explore the possibility of medicinal plant cultivation as a sustainable
livelihood option. The study was conducted among the medicinal plant cultivators of five
villages of Laxmipur union of Natore sadar upazila in Natore district. Both qualitative
and quantitative approaches were used. Data were collected during February-April 2004
from both primary and secondary sources. The findings show that the farmers were
motivated to cultivate medicinal plants because of its profitability. The cost-benefit
analysis of some of the medicinal plants also supported this. But the market of the
medicinal plants is still in a pre-mature stage. A linkage between the cultivators and the
herbal medicine or cosmetic producers could definitely help develop the medicinal plant
cultivation prospect. |
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Sharmin, Lammia |
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Sharmin, Lammia |
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Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore |
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Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore |
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Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore |
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Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore |
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Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore |
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cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in bangladesh: experiences from natore |
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