Objectives of the Study:

• To identify the challenges/ obstacles of marketing products produced by ethnic minorities,  
• To investigate external/internal factors that prevent ethnic minorities from engaging in business,
• To explore the current system or mechanism regarding land ownership and its impact on livelihood options.
• To find out the role of wholesale market in the Bandarban or bigger markets in other districts?
• To explore the livelihood options for the ethnic minorities in the study area?
• To explore the economic status of ethnic minorities.

Study area : Bandarban Sadar, Ruma, and Rowangchari of Bandarban hill district. Target Population: The extremely poor Adibashi (Indigenous), women-headed family members, and people with disability are expected to benefit from this proposed program at 6 unions under Bandarban subdistricts, 3 unions under Roangsori Sub-districts and Union under Ruma Sub-districts.