Contribution of Three Sedges of Cyperus in the Rural Economy of Sundarbans, India

Sumit Manna; Sudipta Mukherjee; Anirban Roy

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Sumit Manna
Sudipta Mukherjee
Anirban Roy

bioresource, rural economy, sedges, sundarbans, value chain

Abstract

Three sedges of Cyperus (C. malaccensis, C. compressus andC. iria) are used for making mats by the forest fringe people of Sunderban mangrove swamp and sale in local markets. The focus of the work is to calculate species wise net economic contribution of these sedges. Fifteen families from each four villages of two islands have been selected for qualitative and quantitative assessment of these resource use pattern through participatory observation and questionnaire method. The annual production, economic valuation of individual species were assessed through quadrat sampling (272 habitat patch) and market survey with cost benefit analysis respectively. Economic contribution of the sedges to the local people in terms of annual income is highest in case of C. malaccensis (6.638%) followed by C. compressus (1.599%) and C. iria (0.690%). The production of the three species is 5-8 times higher than paddy, thus have potentiality as alternative livelihood options.

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Contribution of Three Sedges of Cyperus in the Rural Economy of Sundarbans, India. (2016). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 16(11), 33-41. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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Author Biographies

Sumit Manna

Sumit Manna is a researcher affiliated with the West Bengal Biodiversity Board in India. His work focuses on biodiversity and ecology, with notable studies on Helminthostachys Zeylanica in Barringtonia Swamp Forest and the contribution of sedges in the rural economy of Sundarbans. With 10 publications and 45 citations, he has an h-index of 3 and an i10-index of 3. His research contributes to the understanding of plant associations and ethnobotany in West Bengal.

Sudipta Mukherjee

Sudipta Mukherjee is a researcher affiliated with the West Bengal Biodiversity Board, under the Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, based in Kolkata, India. His work centers on biodiversity and rural economy, with a notable study on the contribution of three sedges of Cyperus in the Sundarbans region, published in the paper 'Contribution of Three Sedges of Cyperus in the Rural Economy of Sundarbans, India'. His research highlights the intersection of ecological resources and local livelihoods.

Anirban Roy

Anirban Roy is a researcher affiliated with the West Bengal Biodiversity Board in Kolkata, India. His work focuses on biodiversity, ecology, and environmental science, with notable studies including phytoassociation analysis of Helminthostachys Zeylanica in Barringtonia swamp forests, the contribution of Cyperus sedges to the rural economy of Sundarbans, dust removal capacity of tree species, and structural analysis of mangrove communities in abandoned brick kilns. He has published 64 works, accumulating over 330 citations, with an h-index of 11 and an i10-index of 13. His ORCID is 0000-0003-3786-7380.

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