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The Ownership of Livestock in Relation to Land Holding at Semi Arid Area of Bangladesh

S. M. R. Rahman
Livestock, Agricultural Technology Transfer Project, Proshika, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M. S. Hashan
Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Md. Shahjahan
0n Farm Research Division, Barind Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Md. S. Islam
0n Farm Research Division, Barind Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

With 297 farm families located in the Semi Arid Area of Bangladesh i.e in Godagari, Nachol and Niamotpur upazila of Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabgong and Naogoan District were selected for the study. It was conducted through a pretested questionnaire to understand and gather information on the ownership of livestock in relation to land holding and investigate production system, source of income about livestock by different categories of farmers. Significant differences waere observed between total land size and number of livestock ownership. Land less farmers got more duck and goat, but large farmers had more number of cattle and chicken compared to other farmers groups. A positive correlation among total land size, number of cattle, sheep and chicken but negative correlation among total land size, number of goat and duck were found. The relationship between total land size and rate of yield (Milk and egg) was positively correlated. Land less group obtained more profit from duck and then earned from goat but large farmers benefited more from sheep and secondly from cattle.

Keywords: Livestock, Land holding, Semi arid area, Bangladesh

Location: Godagari, Nachol and Niamotpur of Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabgong and Naogoan respectively

Start Date: 00-06-1997

End Date: 00-07-1999

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Goat, Sheep, Cattle, Chicken, Duck

Objectives:

To determine the land size and livestock ownership and investigate on production, source of income for rearing of livestock by different categories of farmer.

Methodology:

the field survey was done to gather information on the ownership of livestock in relation to land holding and investigate production system, source of income from livestock by different categories of farmers. The three upazilas namely, Godagari, Nachol and Niamotpur were selected from Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabgong and Naogoan District located in Semi-Arid Area of Bangladesh. The data were collected during June 1997 to July 1999 and all were in the same agro ecological zone. A list of 297 sample farmer was prepared and stratified random technique from five firm categories viz. landless marginal, small, medium and large. Questioning the selected farmers directly using an interview schedule from On Farm Research Division (OFRD), Barind station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Rajshahi, collected data. The parameters, number of different livestock species, own cultivable land, rate of milk and egg production and yearly income from different species were studied. After completion the field survey, data from all interview schedules were set for its tabulation, cording and reduction. For statistically significance, chi-square test and correlation co-efficient was used for describing findings. The relationship between landholding and livestock ownership was estimated the following linear regression model of the form Y =a + bx. In fact, it was widely used by many researcher in their relationship studies (Begum et al.,1996 and Baset et al., 1997).

Source of Information: OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences 1 (10): 960-962, 2001

Article Link (Online Journal): http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/jbs/2001/960-962.pdf

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Achievement/Findings:

There was a significant (P<0.01) difference between land size and number of animals owned by farmers. All categories of farm families having more number of chickens compared to other species but land less farmers have more number of duck (6/farm family) and goat (3.25/farm family) compared to marginal, small, medium & large farmer. Large farmers have more number of chicken (11.95/farm family) and cattle (4.5/farm family) than others. For all farm categories in the surveyed area the average number of cattle, goat, sheep and poultry per household were 2.61, 1.43, 0.82, 8.59 & 3.11, respectively. Poultry keeping was the common practice and cattle raising came second in order. The farmers usually kept animal because of multipurpose use such as milk, meat manure and draft power. In study area each family contains this above number of average livestock species. From the above discussion it could be concluded that there was a positive relationship among land size, number of cattle, sheep and chicken,but negative relationship with the goat and duck. Milk yield was highly correlated then egg production.

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