Abstract
The study targets at farmer’s perception and their cognition how they conceive that agricultural performance has been affected and devastated through industrial work. It reviews and investigates the opinion of 25% farmers of two villages from each upazila of two named Madhapur and Habiganj sadar upazila in Sylhet division where Charu Ceramic Industry Limited and Olipur industry are located respectively from mid-September to mid-October, 2021 through survey of questionnaire, interview and group discussion. According to 85% farmers, the industry shades agriculture by imposing an adverse and toxic impact on agricultural exposure and development. Among them, (41.6% and 48.4%) of farmers realize that the industry creates high propensity of losing standard quality of soil and water, respectively. They (40.2%) notice that invasion of several dangerous insects on crops has become prominent and unmanageable near the industrial area. The study represents such kind of realization of farmers to show a salient feature in view of their finding causes and intuition with significant numerical data. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(2): 133-138, Dec 2021
Highlights
Bangladesh, a country where economy with the process of stepping toward the dreamy objective and destination since its dawn is built based on agriculture
With the help of Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer (SAAO), Chairman, Member, Sordar of villages and representatives of respective upazila, a list of 400 of total 1600 farmers of selected two villages of each selected upazila which was 25% of total farmers of specific area was made to perform a primary survey through questionnaire about their age, education, family size, farm size, farming experience, other profession besides farming, their positive and negative attitude towards industry and agriculture based on their empowerment, income and surrounding environment and the extent of several changes of environment they invent after construction of industry
The farmer’s perception seems sound as they are habituated to the environment and have enough intuition to catch up the change
Summary
Bangladesh, a country where economy with the process of stepping toward the dreamy objective and destination since its dawn is built based on agriculture. Agriculture, said the most reliable field to supersede food shortage in Bangladesh, a developing country it is stretching the alluring agricultural product and demandable raw substances across the world. According to 2020-21 statistical data, agriculture contributes 13.29% of GDP and industry shares 30.91% of GDP (BBS, 2021). According to farmers, industry has made a chronic unfavorable fence for developing of agriculture by imposing a negative impact on air, water, soil and climate. The tannery industries utter an imbalance in ecology and create an inhibition from carrying out a healthy ambience for agriculture by involving in soil and water injury (Azom et al, 2012). The participation in movement for saving Sutang river of Habiganj, which loses its viability and efficacy is a visual premise of water injury in front of the residents of selected area
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