Doormat Production and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Status of the Producers: A Study on Doormat Producers in Sadar Upazila in Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to explore the ways of playing the role of Doormat production in the economic development of the producers as income generating role of Doormat production in the economic development of the producers as income generating role of Doormat production in the economic development of the producers as income-generating activities. To fill the objective, Doormat Producing in Thakurgaon district was production in Thakurgaon district was Thakurgaon district selected as respondents. Along with secondary sources like literature and reports related to the producers were analyzed. It is worth mentioning that producing a Doormat is an important livelihood option for the artisans in Bangladesh in the current times. Mostly, poor people in the rural areas involve themselves in two ways such as self-producer and worker areas involve themselves in two ways, such as self-producers, and worker areas involve themselves in two ways, such as self-producers the young generation who had age range was a major portion of the Doormat producers was the young generation who had age range was a major portion of the Doormat producers were the young generation who had an age range of 21-30 years. It is regretful that one-third of the respondents can sign only. About 92.5% of the Doormat producers got training from non-government organizations like ESDO. A major portion of them had 30 days of training on Doormat production. All of the producers used their income and profit to maintain family necessities. About one-third of the respondents took a loan from local loan providing organizations while a loan from local loan-providing organizations while loans from local loan-providing organizations, while40% of the Doormat producers was changed due to involving 40% of the Doormat producerany bank, and they did not save money either. The financial status of 40% of the Doormat producerthe upper level compared to before. A significant portion of the producers are involved in social activities like participation in social and religious occasions with family members and neighbors. Moreover, there were variations in profit in Doormat production between self-producers and Doormat workers. Precisely, the self-producer of Doormats got much more profit than Doormat workers.