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A Study on Contribution of Women in Raising Livestock in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Jahangir Alam
Member-Director
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, (BARC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M.A.Sanjay Kumar Ray
Scientific Officer
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sanjay Kumar Ray
Project Officer
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

In this study an attempt was made to determine the contribution of women in raising livestock for generating family income and employment in rural Bangladesh. For this purpose 600 households from 6 districts were selected randomly for in-depth investigation. Results showed that participation of women were 37.34%, 44.48%, 46.70% and 55.80% for large, medium, small and landless farms, respectively. It was observed that participation of men in livestock raising activities increased with the increase in farm size but that of women increased with the decrease in farm size. Factors that motivated women to participate in livestock raising activities were increasing family income (79.45%) and increasing personal income (52.72%). In the case of livestock processing activities only 9.67% of women were found involved. No involvement of women in livestock processing activities was found in small and landless farm categories. In decision making process of livestock production, the women’s participation in raising livestock was higher (53.40%). It was highest for selling eggs (82.33%), followed by raising chicken/duck (77.17%), sale of processing activities was chicken/duck (72.83%), sale of milk (61.33%) and tending animal (27.17%). In order to encouraging women in livestock raising activities, the highest proportion of women suggested for providing training (75.14%), followed by ensured veterinary services (57.33%), supply of improved variety of livestock and poultry (44.90%) and provision of credit facilities (43.43%).

Keywords: Women’s participation, Livestock raising, Households income, Farm size.

Location: Mehendiganj areas in Barisal district, Tanore areas in Rajshahi district, Naikhongchari areas in Bandarban district, Chuadanga areas in Chuadanga district, Modhupur areas in Tangail district and Sylhet sadar areas in Sylhet district.

Start Date: 01-01-1999

End Date: 31-12-1999

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Analysis and interpretations

Objectives:

To determine the contribution of women in family income through livestock raising and products processing activities for the magnitude of consumption of livestock products;
To analyze the livestock processing activities carried out by women;
To suggest suitable policy measures for encouraging women’s participation in livestock rearing and processing.

Methodology:

Six upazillas of six different districts have been selected purposively for this study. A preliminary survey was conducted in five villages of each of the selected areas to prepare a cluster of sample households raising livestock and poultry. A total of 600 respondent farm households were randomly selected from 6 areas having surveyed 3040 households categories into four grouped, eg., large (5.01 and above acres), medium (2.01-5.00 acres), small (0.51-2.00 acres) and landless (0.0-0.50 acres) in all the villages. With the help of these survey schedules data on time spent for livestock raising activities by family members by sex, decision making process, milk processing activities, etc., had been collected by quarterly visits. The collected data were analyzed using M-STAT Personal Computer Programme.

Source of Information: SAARC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Vol. 1, 2003, ISSN 1682-8348 SAARC Agricultural Information Centre

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Women are playing a dominant role in poultry raising (contributing 83% of the total labour). Therefore, specialized extension services, credit facilities and market access for women should ensured for generating income through poultry rearing.
More studies on women’s participation in rearing poultry under intensive, semi- intensive, backyard and SLDP/PLDP systems should be undertaken to determine their role in employment creation, income generation and poverty alleviation in future.
Government should provide supervised livestock credit without security at low rate of interest to small and landless farmers.
The DLS and Non- Governmental Organizations should strengthen their programs on livestock management, animal health care, sanitation and marketing techniques on priority basis to assist women in making their production process profitable.
Appropriate arrangements should be made for farms run by women to ensure veterinary services, viz. vaccination, treatment, artificial insemination and supply of medicine in time.
Discrimination in wages between male and female members should be checked through interventions to be made by the Government and Non- Governmental Organizations.

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