Topshidanga Union participatory planning on the thinking stage.Topshidanga Union participatort research started in 1989.We surveyed 9000 people in different sectors: livelihod, status of womrn, legal rights, differences between por and hard core of poor. The role of technology was of much interest like how tractors replaced plows increasing village productivity but bad consequences of unemployed and urban migration resulted. Created more hijackers.
Topshidanga now have seen a lot more labor going abroad and moved to jessore and dhaka, urban centers for employment in the tranport and petty trades with microfinance from NGOs. Topshidanga Union participatory planning on the thinking stage.