LFE Spring 2013

Natore, Rajshahi
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 Natore
District
(Rajshahi
division) with
an area of
1896.05 km²

 Bordered by
Naogaon and
Bogra
districts to
the north,
Pabna and
Kushtia
districts to
the south,
Pabna and
Sirajganj
districts to
the east
 Natore Facts

 What does ‘Natore’ mean?

 Lalpur ,lowest average annual rainfall area
of Bangladesh
 Chalan Beel (চলন বিল)
 NGO activities: Operationally important
NGOs are BRAC, CARE, Grameen bank,
ITCL, Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha
(TMSS)
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Population of Rajshahi is 700133

(2011 Census data)
Natore has a population of 72615
Gender ratio: Male 51.57%, Female
48.43%
Density of population is 4825/km
Data
Village: Bonbelghoria
 Economy

 Average monthly household income 3000-

5000/-
 Major professions seen: Jaggery business,
Nursery business, Farming, Grocery store
business
 Women are mostly housewives
 Majority of them do not own any cultivable
land or any major properties
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 Allthe families send their children to

school
 Schools available are BRAC schools,
Madrasah & government schools
 Most common reason for not completing
education : Too expensive
 Most people have completed primary
school education (Till class 5)
 Educatio
Educationn
(Male)

70%; 5

10%; 12

10%; 10
 Education

Education (Female)

50%; 5

5%; 12

30%; 8
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 Almost 95% people are suffering from gastric

problems
 Hypertension and Diabetes are most common
diseases ( Due to excess salt & sugar intake)
 Joint pain is common among women

 Seeks treatment mostly from village doctors,

pharmacists and MBBS (pvt) doctors
 Homeopathic treatment is comparatively rare
 Usage of betel leaf and tobacco is comparatively high
among middle age population
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 Slab latrine is most common

 Use of sandal and soap (60%)
 All purpose use of tube well water
 No filtration process of drinking water
 Arsenic is checked, rarely found any
 Not enough water in the pond due to lack of
rainfall.
 Skin disease breakout from pond water usage
 Most compounds are not clean (mostly natural
waste)
Sanitation
 Marketing Channel

Wholesale
Producer Supplier Retailer Consumer
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 Marketing Channel

Rice Production
• Falls under the ‘Producer’ category of distribution
channel.
• Land leasing system
• Half-Half Policy
• 2 years contract
• Production cost per ‘Bigha’ 5000/-
• Product sold to local wholesalers
• Very limited profit
 Marketing channel

Jaggery Business
• Made locally by concentrating the sap from date
palm.
• These are sold to the wholesalers at bazar
• Supplied to the North Bengal
• These businessmen work as the middleman
between the manufacturers and the wholesalers
• Molasses (byproduct) is used for making cattle
food by mixing it with different ingredients (ভু ষি,
ধানের কু ড়া), which itself is another business
 Marketing channel
Manure business:
o Selling cow dung to local farmers, per kg for
10/-
o Farmers use it as manure
o Acts as supplier

Grocery Shop business

• Richest people in the area
Experienc
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Thank you!