INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS

The degree of inequality is quite high in that the average annual income earned by a collector is
found to be more than 16 times as less as earned by an Aratdar (Table 5.13).
Inequality is also demonstrated in the value chain in that the income of a collector constitutes, in
terms of total income of all actors, only 2.3 percent, followed by Majhis/Beparis (3.4%), Choto
Mahajans (7.7%), Boro Mahajans (32.2%), Aratdars (36.7%), wholesaler (9.7%) and retailers
(8.1%) (Figure 5.54).
In terms of deciles distribution, the income distribution appears to be much skewed (Table 5.14).
Considering two deciles, representing two extreme actors groups, Decile 1 represents the
bottom-ranking actors and Decile 10 represents the top-ranking actors. The evidence suggests
that the top 10 percent of the actors earn 21 times as much income as the bottom Decile 1 (1:21)
(See Figures 5.55 and 5.56). Gini coefficient for golpata estimates as 0.51, which is quite high.
Table 5.13: Annual income level of SRF Actors: Golpata
Actors
Monthly income
(Tk)
Duration (Month) Annual
Income
% of total
income
Peak Nonpeak
Peak Nonpeak
Adjusted
non-peak
(Tk)
Collector 6,545 3,038 3.42 0.85 0.351 23,451 2.33
Majhi/Bepari 10,164 4,943 3.17 1.33 0.348 33,939 3.38
Choto
Mahajan
22,059 8,779 3.38 0.93 0.267 76,904
7.65
Boro Mahajan 89905 43,610 3.29 4.40 0.644 323,878 32.23
Aratdar 81,840 48,692 4.50 - - 368,280 36.65
Wholesaler 20,021 13,584 4.00 3.00 1.277 97425 9.69
Retailer 13,472 6,582 4.64 4.88 2.824 81,098 8.07
Total 2,44,006 1,29,228 - - - 1,004,975 100.00
Note: Non-peak months are standardized with corresponding number of days worked.
Figure 5.54: Annual income level (%) of SRF Actors: Golpata
Annual income level (%) of SRF actors : Golpata
Wholesaler
10% Retailer
8%
Collector
2%
Majhi/Bepari
3% Choto Mahajan
8%
Aratdar
37%
Boro Mahajan
32%
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