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Traditional utilization of wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris Roxb) in rural Bangladesh: An approach to sustainable biodiversity management
Chowdhury, M. S. H.
Halim, Md. A.
Muhammed, N.
Haque, F.
Koike, M.
Bangladesh
indigenous knowledge
molasses
Khejur palm
sap
tapping
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A study was conducted to explore the traditional utilization pattern and indigenous management practices of wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris Roxb) in the rural agrarian regions of Bangladesh. A multistage sampling method with 10% intensity and a semi-structured questionnaire were used for the study. The farmers manage the palm mainly for sap production with which sugar based secondary goods are manufactured. The sap is either used fresh as drink or after some sort of processing as molasses and/or alcoholic beverage. Seven diversified sites support the palm as its habitat and most palms (20.40%) occur in orchards. Besides growing naturally, the palm is also established in orchards using the wildings as the staple planting material. Although the medium category farmers own most of the palms (33%), a considerable portion (28.68%) of it is managed by the landless farmers, who earn a substantial livelihood from the palms. The farmers practice their own indigenous wisdom in every stage of the palm’s maintenance from planting through tapping for sap collection to the processing of products. If managed more scientifically on a sustainable basis with the collaboration of farmers’ indigenous knowledge, this familiar palm could be able to support the rural economy of the country to a great extent. Side by side, it would also be able to contribute to the richness of biodiversity in the region.
Article
Journal of Forestry Research. 19(3):245-251 (2008)
Springer
2008-09
eng
journal article
AM
http://hdl.handle.net/10091/3334
https://soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/10401
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-008-0036-1
10.1007/s11676-008-0036-1
1007-662X
AA12176327
Journal of Forestry Research
19
3
245
251
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