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Socio-Economic Condition of the People?s Involving Murta ( Sekumannianthus dichotoma ) Based Cottage Industries

Montasir Shamim* and Mamunur Rashid

Sekumannianthus dichotoma locally known as murta is an important non-timber forest product of Bangladesh generally grown in the north eastern riparian areas. The study was conducted to find out socio-economic condition of rural people involved in murta collection and murta based cottage industries. The study was conducted in a village of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Village and respondents were selected randomly. A semi structured questionnaire was used in data collection. Secondary data was collected from various sources. The study concluded that murta is very vital source of secondary income and plays a very important role in improving socio-economic condition of people involving it. It is therefore imperative for the state to formulate more policies for the development of the murta sector in the country.