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Livelihood Improvement Through Family Poultry Farming in Mymensingh District

M. S. Kabir*
Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

M. Asaduzzaman
Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

D. S. Dev
Department of agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study was done to examine the employment and income generation of small farmers through family poultry. The objectives of the study were to identify socio economic features of family poultry, to examine the impact of family poultry on household improvement, to determine cost, return and profitability of family poultry, to identify the problems faced by family poultry farmer and for its improvement. The data were collected from 90 family poultry farms from Sadarupazila and Trishalupazila of Mymensingh district through face to face interview. The result of the study shows that, the average gross return, gross cost and net return of family poultry farms were Tk. 7314.84, Tk. 3698.90 and Tk. 3615.94 respectively. The Benefit cost ratio was 1.98. Therefore, family poultry farm is highly profitable. The study also determined the impact of family poultry production on livelihood of poultry farmers. The income of 60% poultry farms has increased and for savings, it was 32%. The physical assets (agricultural tools and furniture and equipment’s) of poultry farms have improved by 57% and 27% respectively. Sanitation, drinking water facility and medicinal facility of poultry farmers were improved by 26%, 18% and 37% respectively. It is also found from the study that the livelihood of 38% poultry farmers was improved through family poultry production.

Keywords: Livelihood, Family poultry, Improvement

Location: Mymensingh district in Trishal upazilla and Sadar upazilla.

Start Date: 00-01-2015

End Date: 00-03-2015

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Employement

Objectives:

To identify the socio economic features of family poultry, to examine the impact of family poultry on household improvement, to identify the problems faced by family poultry farmer and for its improvement.

Methodology:

The present study was conducted under Mymensingh district in Trishal upazilla and Sadar upazilla. Among identified 450 small farms (0.05-2.49 acres land holding) that have family poultry, 90 farm families were selected randomly in the study area. Primary data were collected from the sample respondent by direct interview method using a pre tested structured interview schedule during the months of January to March 2015. As analytical tool tabular technique was used to calculate profitability, average, percentage, total, etc., and for multiple regression analysis, Cobb-Douglas production function was used because in Cobb-Douglas production function, the regression coefficients directly shows production elasticities and as all the sum of the production elasticities indicate whether the production process as an increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale. To assess the relationship between the profitability and resource use in the production process of family poultry Cobb-Douglas production function was used. Cobb-Douglas model was used to estimate the production function as
lnY = α + β₁lnX₁+ β₂lnX₂+ β₃lnX₃+ β₄lnX₄+ β₅lnX₅+U_i
Where, Y= per farm gross return; X₁= per farm feed cost; X₂= per farm bird cost; X₃= per farm medicare cost; X₄= per farm labor cost; X₅= Transportation and Marketing; Β₁……β₅= Estimated coefficient; α = Intercept; and U_i= A random error term which are identically and independently distributed with mean 0 and variance σ_u² i.e. N (0, σ_u²).

Source of Information: J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 13(2): 247–256, 2015

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Achievement/Findings:

Bangladesh is a developing country. The economy of Bangladesh depends on agriculture to a great extent. In respect of nutrition, poultry meat and eggs are excellent sources of protein. Family poultry can create a great opportunity for the rural women and youth in income generation. Socio economic development can be achieved with the help of family poultry farming. There is a wide scope for development of family poultry farming in the country because rural poor women have enough time for rearing family poultry. It would be helpful for income generation, women empowerment, and nutritional improvement for the farm family.

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