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Prospects and Challenges of Homestead Cattle Production in the Villages of Chapai Nawabganj District in Bangladesh

Farukul Islam
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Md. Parvej Alam
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Shamsul Hossain
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Sinthia Afrin Leena
Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Md. Rafikul Islam
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

S. M. Rabiul Hasan
Deputy Coordinator, Youth Training Centre, Department of Youth Development, Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study was conducted to focus the present livestock scenery with wide prospects and challenges of homestead livestock production in the villages of Chapai Nawabganj district in Bangladesh. A total of 107 households were surveyed with a pre-tested questionnaire through one-to-one interview. Range from 18 to 35 years old people involved in livestock production whom education level were classified as S.S.C (24.30%), H.S.C (56.10%), and B.A. and M.A. (19.60%). By profession householders were farmers (30.80%), businessman (27.10%) and house maker (7.50%). Most of the farmers did not exercise vaccination (88.80%) and de-worming (77.60%) program. They did not cultivate grass (73.80%) for better production. Many of the household owners (36.61%) reared cattle and per household cattle number was 2.06±0.21. Farmers were not knowledgeable about modern health management of the cattle and they also were not interested to cultivate grasses which are the staple feed for their cattle. Natural mating system was the main way of insemination at rural villages of the studied area. Opinions of farmers were very much positive towards cattle rearing. They pointed the prospects of cattle rearing were: a) high price of beef and milk products and b) easy and participatory husbandry practices at homestead level. On the contrary farmers reported that a) high feed cost, b) lack of health worker and c) lower rate of raw milk price were the major challenges in homestead cattle production under village condition.

Keywords: Homestead, Cattle production, Farmer, Rearing, Beef, Milk

Location: Chapai Nawabganj

Start Date: 00-11-2015

End Date: 00-01-2016

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Cattle

Objectives:

To explore the practical opinion of the cattle farmers at the villages’ level to learn the main objectives for a practical and participatory research work to initiate a homestead cattle production development program.

Methodology:

Experimental animal and place A total of 107 households were enumerated in the villages in 7 upazila under the district of Chapai Nawabganj in Bangladesh to explore the information about prospect and challenges in cattle production from November 2015 to January 2016. Data collection method Data were collected by direct interviewing methods using a pre-prescribed questionnaire. Data like gender, education, occupations of householder, livestock rearing at homestead, type or breeds of cattle available at homestead, husbandry and breeding systems, prospects and challenges etc were collected. Experimental design The design of the study was unbalanced factorial in nature, because observation number of different traits was unequal. Statistical analysis of data All collected data were documented and stored on to the excel spread sheet. Then those data were edited and analyzed for having frequency and percentages using descriptive statistics menu under the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 14.0 (SPSS, 2005).

Source of Information: International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, p. 44-50, 2016

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.innspub.net

Funding Source:

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of the population were dependent on agricultural activities and business, and although crossbred cattle were more milk producer but majority of the household did not rear those. Farmers were not knowledgeable about modern health management of the cattle and they also were not interested to cultivate grasses which are the staple feed for their cattle. Natural mating system was the main way of insemination at rural villages of the studied area. Opinions of farmers were very much positive towards cattle rearing. Immediate steps like feed cost reduction, health worker increase and raw milk price increase were major challenges to continue and increase dairy and beef cattle production.

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