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Economics of Japanese Quail Farming in Dhaka Metropolitan City

S. A. Siddique
Professor
Research Associate of the Research Project, "Irrigation Water Markets in Bengal"conducted by the Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

M. A. S. Mandal
Professor
Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A large number of small-scale commercial quail farms or 'QUAILARY have been established in Bangladesh in the recent years. The present study is based on primary data collected from 76 quail farms in Dhaka metropolitan city. The findings of the study clearly indicate that the large layer quail farms are more profit earners than the small layer farms. The results also show that chicks or pullet production is highly profitable, compared to egg production. Cobb-Douglas production function analysis suggests that most of the selected variables had significant impact on the quail farmers' return. The study identified a number of problems of raising quail such as high prices of feed, inadequate institutional credit, lack of veterinary services and medicine, lack of training on quail husbandry and inadequate product marketing facilities. Based on the research of the study, a tentative plan for setting up of a quail layer farm is also developed.

Keywords: Economics, Japanes quail farming Dhaka metropolitan city

Location: Sher Sahsuri Road, Salimullah Road,Humayuan Road, Sekher Tek, Tajmahal Road and Iqbal Road of Mohamsmadlyur; Chhata Masjid Lane, S'ultanganj and Sher-e-Bangla Road of Raer Bazar; Badda and Sha'hjadpur of Gulshan; Rokeya Sharani and Section-10 of Mirpur; Lalmatia and Manipuripara.

Start Date: 00-07-1994

End Date: 00-06-1995

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Quail

Objectives:

1.To determine the contribution of key variables to the quail production

2. To identify the major socioeconomic and technical problems faced by the quail farmers in Dhaka metropolitan areas

Methodology:

The quail farms are mainly established in urban areas, especially in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh and have not yet spread in rural areas. The present study was conducted at different locations of Dhaka metropolitan area, namely, Sher Sahsuri Road, Salimullah Road,Humayuan Road, Sekher Tek, Tajmahal Road and Iqbal Road of Mohamsmadlyur; Chhata Masjid Lane, S'ultanganj and Sher-e-Bangla Road of Raer Bazar; Badda and Sha'hjadpur of Gulshan; Rokeya Sharani and Section-10 of Mirpur; Lalmatia and Manipuripara. Collection of Data The survey covered all of the 76 quail farms in the study areas. The owners of these quail farms were interviewed for collecting necessary information using structured questionnaire. The sample included 32 small layer farms, 30 large layer farms and 14 quail breeding farms. Farms were classified on the basis of total number of quail and product criteria. Farms producing eggs and having upto 500 birds were considered as small la'yer farms, those having 501 or more birds were considered as large layer farms, while farms producing mainly chicks/pullets were identified as breeding farms. The present study covered one year period from July, 1994 to June, 1995. Data were collected during the months of July to August, 1995 through personal visits and direct interviews with the quail farmers. Analysis of the Data Tabular, statistical and project appraisal technique were used for analyzing the collected data. In this study, costs and returns analysis were done on both cash cost and fuII cost basis and Student's t-test was applied to test the observed difference between means. It should be noted that costs and returns were calculated on the basis of 100 quails for all types of farms in ord'er to give the same weight.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs. XIX, 1& 2 (1996): 71-84

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Achievement/Findings:

The results also show that chicks or pullet production is highly profitable, compared to egg production. Cobb-Douglas production function analysis suggests that most of the selected variables had significant impact on the quail farmers' return. The study identified a number of problems of raising quail such as high prices of feed, inadequate institutional credit, lack of veterinary services and medicine, lack of training on quail husbandry and inadequate product marketing facilities. Based on the research of the study, a tentative plan for setting up of a quail layer farm is also developed.

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