An exploratory survey was conducted to assess economic profitability of cane based furniture enterprises in Chittagong City Corporation area of Bangladesh. A multistage random sampling was adopted to carry out the stu...An exploratory survey was conducted to assess economic profitability of cane based furniture enterprises in Chittagong City Corporation area of Bangladesh. A multistage random sampling was adopted to carry out the study. Based on the total investment the enterprises were divided into large, medium and small.. Most of the entrepreneurs （55%） are in the age class 40-50 years and only （18.33%）are ＞50 years. In small and medium category lowest entrepreneurs （8.33% each） are found graduate and 18.33% in large farm. Most of the enterprises are in the small category （45%） and 66.67% labors are skilled whereas only 33.33% are unskilled. Seven articles of sixteen different sizes were identified made from cane, which are Sofa （45 cm × 45 cm, 50 cm × 50 cm and 55 cm × 55 cm）, Dinning （4ch. 1tab,and 6ch. 1tab.）, Bed （1 m × 2m, 1.3 m × 2.3 m and 1.5 m × 2.3 m）, Chair （45 cm × 45 cm and 50 cm ×50 cm）, Rocking chair （large size,medium and small size）, Dolna （Hanging and Running） and Partition. In all the three category enterprises chair （45 cm × 45 cm） was produced in highest number and the lowest production was Bed （1.5 m × 2.3 m）. The total net benefit （2089 US$） and benefit cost ratio （1：16）was the highest for large cane enterprises. So among three categories of the cane enterprises the large enterprises are more profitable than others.展开更多
The decomposition of the environmental degradation cost in Benin Republic revealed that the agricultural activities are responsible of the greatest amount of this cost （76.1%）. This situation is strengthened by the ...The decomposition of the environmental degradation cost in Benin Republic revealed that the agricultural activities are responsible of the greatest amount of this cost （76.1%）. This situation is strengthened by the fallow periods shortening （and even suppression） in the southern Benin in general, because of demographic pressure. The promotion of some improved fallow technologies （IFT） was then launched some decades ago. This study focused on two IFT of high agro-ecological value, Mucuna pruriens and Acacia auriculiformis, in order to determine the influence of the farmers＇ wellbeing state on their farming systems in general, and on the adoption level of these two technologies in Godohou village （southern Benin）. The data analysis revealed that： There was no significant difference between the farmers＇ amount knowing the agronomic and ecological value of Mucuna pruriens and Acacia auriculiformis from a level of prosperity to another; Three wealth levels were distinguished： The poor class （Ayatonon class）, the less poor class （Metchivo-Houedeka class） and the non poor class （Hotonon class） which represented respectively 35.4%, 55.9% and 8.7%;The adoption rate of Mucuna and Acacia fallow was globally low in Godohou village （25.7%）, but this adoption rate was lesser in the poorest class than in all other classes. This trend was confirmed if we integrate a global agro-ecological analysis of the farming systems practiced by the farmers.展开更多
文摘An exploratory survey was conducted to assess economic profitability of cane based furniture enterprises in Chittagong City Corporation area of Bangladesh. A multistage random sampling was adopted to carry out the study. Based on the total investment the enterprises were divided into large, medium and small.. Most of the entrepreneurs （55%） are in the age class 40-50 years and only （18.33%）are ＞50 years. In small and medium category lowest entrepreneurs （8.33% each） are found graduate and 18.33% in large farm. Most of the enterprises are in the small category （45%） and 66.67% labors are skilled whereas only 33.33% are unskilled. Seven articles of sixteen different sizes were identified made from cane, which are Sofa （45 cm × 45 cm, 50 cm × 50 cm and 55 cm × 55 cm）, Dinning （4ch. 1tab,and 6ch. 1tab.）, Bed （1 m × 2m, 1.3 m × 2.3 m and 1.5 m × 2.3 m）, Chair （45 cm × 45 cm and 50 cm ×50 cm）, Rocking chair （large size,medium and small size）, Dolna （Hanging and Running） and Partition. In all the three category enterprises chair （45 cm × 45 cm） was produced in highest number and the lowest production was Bed （1.5 m × 2.3 m）. The total net benefit （2089 US$） and benefit cost ratio （1：16）was the highest for large cane enterprises. So among three categories of the cane enterprises the large enterprises are more profitable than others.
文摘The decomposition of the environmental degradation cost in Benin Republic revealed that the agricultural activities are responsible of the greatest amount of this cost （76.1%）. This situation is strengthened by the fallow periods shortening （and even suppression） in the southern Benin in general, because of demographic pressure. The promotion of some improved fallow technologies （IFT） was then launched some decades ago. This study focused on two IFT of high agro-ecological value, Mucuna pruriens and Acacia auriculiformis, in order to determine the influence of the farmers＇ wellbeing state on their farming systems in general, and on the adoption level of these two technologies in Godohou village （southern Benin）. The data analysis revealed that： There was no significant difference between the farmers＇ amount knowing the agronomic and ecological value of Mucuna pruriens and Acacia auriculiformis from a level of prosperity to another; Three wealth levels were distinguished： The poor class （Ayatonon class）, the less poor class （Metchivo-Houedeka class） and the non poor class （Hotonon class） which represented respectively 35.4%, 55.9% and 8.7%;The adoption rate of Mucuna and Acacia fallow was globally low in Godohou village （25.7%）, but this adoption rate was lesser in the poorest class than in all other classes. This trend was confirmed if we integrate a global agro-ecological analysis of the farming systems practiced by the farmers.
