INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS

(Landing places) 33 (5) 12 SRF products and (6) 7 Actors. Needless to mention that the method of
sampling, incorporating all the above mentioned criteria, was much complex for this brief study,
but all efforts were taken to make the sampling as representative as possible 34 . The ultimate
sample size was 237 35 . A total of 47 FGDs was conducted across upazilas and activities. The
findings from structured questionnaires were validated through FGDs and meetings with relevant
experts and officials which also helped developing recommendations for efficient value chains.
The sampling method was sort of constrained because of, among others, seasonality characteristic
of the activities concerned. The distribution of sample by district is shown in Table 1.2 (See
Tables A3.1 through A3.4 for the distribution by primary centers, upazila and product). The
distribution of 47 FGDs by 5 districts is shown in Table 1.3.
Table 1.2: Sample size by district
District Sample %
Bagerhat 89 37.6
Khulna 58 24.5
Satkhira 60 25.3
Pirojpur 11 4.6
Barguna 19 8.0
Total 237 100.0
Table 1.3: Number of FGDs conducted by district by product
District Upazila / Municipality Fish Crab Golpata Honey Timber Total
Bagerhat Mongla - - 2 - 2 4
Sarankhola 3 2 2 - - 7
Morrelganj 1 - 1 - - 2
Khulna KCC 3 2 2 - 2 9
Dacope 1 1 - - - 2
Koyra - 1 2 1 - 4
Paikgacha 3 2 1 - - 6
Satkhira Shymnagar 1 3 - 5 1 10
Barguna Patharghata 2 1 - - - 3
TOTAL - 14 12 10 6 5 47
Given the large number of concentration centers, sectors, products and agents under
investigations, detailed level Value Chain Analysis for only the major SRF items would
be under the purview of this study. However, the supply chain for each product of the
extended list (See 1.4.2: Sectors and Products Coverage) would be identified. As
discussed earlier, the study excludes the value chains for service-oriented intangible products,
ecotourism, for example.
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The primary markets are grouped into 2 broad categories according to scale and size of operation: High and
Medium concentration.
34 It goes without saying that the randomness of the sample selection suffered because of so many criteria of
sampling considered and, more importantly, the seasonality of extraction of SRF products.
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At some point of time during the survey, it was observed that structured questionnaire interviews started not
giving us much value addition in terms of information; so it was decided that more FGDs be done to capture more
valuable insights on aspects that were difficult to be obtained from formal interviews. Following this, we carried out
increased number of FGDs through limiting the actors interviews to around 237.
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