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Agarwood Plantation at BRAC Tea Estate - BRAC Research and ...

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors would like to express their heartiest gr<strong>at</strong>itude to <strong>BRAC</strong> <strong>Tea</strong> Est<strong>at</strong>e for giving theopportunity to be part of this programme through research. The authors thank the programmepersonnel for giving all out cooper<strong>at</strong>ion; especially to the field staff without whose support <strong>and</strong>assistance it would not have been possible to conduct this study. The authors would particularlylike to thank Saieed Bakth Mozumder, Director of <strong>BRAC</strong> <strong>Tea</strong> Est<strong>at</strong>es for his continuoussupport <strong>and</strong> encouragement <strong>and</strong> showing his keen interest for this project. Special thanks alsodue to Lutfur Rahman, Senior Manager of Karnafully <strong>Tea</strong> Est<strong>at</strong>e, Mohammad ShahedurRahman, Manager, Development <strong>and</strong> Coordin<strong>at</strong>ion, Abdul Kuddus Sheikh, Manager,Kaiyachara Dalu <strong>Tea</strong> Est<strong>at</strong>e, <strong>and</strong> Taslim Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Manager, Ch<strong>and</strong>purBelgoan <strong>Tea</strong> Est<strong>at</strong>e for their assistance in the field activities <strong>and</strong> for doing the hardest job ofmanaging the field activities. Thanks to environmental research team for their support <strong>and</strong>assistance. Nevertheless special thanks to Imran M<strong>at</strong>in, Deputy Executive Director, <strong>BRAC</strong>Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Programme for the interest he had <strong>and</strong> the inspir<strong>at</strong>ion he showed for this work.The <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion Division (RED) is supported by <strong>BRAC</strong>’s core funds <strong>and</strong>funds from donor agencies, organiz<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>and</strong> governments worldwide. Current donors of<strong>BRAC</strong> <strong>and</strong> RED include Aga Khan Found<strong>at</strong>ion Canada, AusAID, Australian HighCommission, Brigham Young University, Bill <strong>and</strong> Melinda G<strong>at</strong>es Found<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>BRAC</strong>University, NIKE Found<strong>at</strong>ion, Campaign for Popular Educ<strong>at</strong>ion, Canadian Intern<strong>at</strong>ionalDevelopment Agency, Charities Aid Found<strong>at</strong>ion-America, Columbia University (USA),Conrad N Hilton Found<strong>at</strong>ion, Danish Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Development Agency, DEKA EmergenceEnergy (USA), Department for Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Development (DFID) of UK, Embassy ofDenmark, Embassy of Japan, European Commission, Fidelis France, GITAC Consult GmbH,The Global Fund, GTZ-Germany, Government of Bangladesh, The Hospital for Sick Children,ICDDR,B Centre for Health <strong>and</strong> Popul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>Research</strong>, ICLARM/World Fish Centre, Instituteof Development Studies (Sussex, UK), Inter-Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion Bangladesh, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Committeeof the Red Cross, Japan Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion Agency, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong>Exchange Board, The Johanriter, L<strong>and</strong> O Lakes (USA), Manusher Jonno Found<strong>at</strong>ion, Micro-Nutrient Initi<strong>at</strong>ive, NIKE Found<strong>at</strong>ion, NORAD, NOVIB, OXFAM America, Plan Bangladesh,The Popul<strong>at</strong>ion Council (USA), RNE/DGIS, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s,Royal Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Embassy, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Scojo Found<strong>at</strong>ion Incorpor<strong>at</strong>ion,SIDA, Sight Savers, Stanford Medical School, Swiss Development Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion, ULGNorthumbrain, UNICEF, United Way Intern<strong>at</strong>ional, University of Calgory, University ofLeeds, University of Manchester (UK), World Bank, World Food Programme, <strong>and</strong> WorldHealth Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion.RED received wide support <strong>and</strong> cooper<strong>at</strong>ion from all divisions of <strong>BRAC</strong>, particularlyfrom the field staff <strong>and</strong> the people of Bangladesh without whose sincere support <strong>and</strong> p<strong>at</strong>ronageno field research could be conducted smoothly. RED also received useful comments,suggestions, <strong>and</strong> guidance from researchers, reviewers, <strong>and</strong> editors from within <strong>and</strong> outside thecountry, which helped improve the quality of research <strong>and</strong> research outputs. RED is indebted to<strong>BRAC</strong> management for its continued support.3

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