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Problems of Rearing Livestock in Chirirbandar Upazila Under Dinajpur District

M.S. Rahman*
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

M.R. Karim
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

H. Jamil
Lecturer
Department of Social Science and Language, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

M.R.F. Noman
MS Student
Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main objective of the investigation was to identify extent of the problems in rearing livestock. The relationship between problems in rearing livestock and some of the selected characteristics of the farmers was also explored. Sixty farmers out of 400 were selected randomly from Chirirbandar Upazila under Dinajpur district. A pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect data from the respected farmers. Almost three-fourths (73.4 percent) of the farmers faced medium to high problems while rest of the farmers (26.6 percent) faced low problems regarding livestock rearing. Out of 10 problems lack of treatment was the number one problem followed by lack of modern technology and lack of knowledge. Out of five selected characteristics of the farmers, four such as age, education, extension media contact and livestock rearing knowledge were significantly correlated with the problems faced by the farmers in rearing livestock.

Keywords: Problems, Rearing Livestock, Chirirbandar Upazila, Dinajpur District. Bangladesh

Location: Chirirbandar Upazila under Dinajpur district

Start Date: 00-03-2011

End Date: 00-04-2011

Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Commodity: Livestock

Objectives:

Keeping in view the importance of livestock and its contribution to the economic development of the country the present study was undertaken with the following specific objectives: i) To identify extent of the problems in rearing livestock and ii) To explore the relationship between problems in rearing livestock and some of the selected characteristics of the farmers.

Methodology:

Locale of the study and data collection The study was carried out in four unions of Chirirbandar Upazila under Dinajpur district. There are 13 Upazila in Dinajpur district. Among them, Chirirbar Upazila was selected purposively to carry out the study, because Chirirbandar Upazila is enriched with dairy farm and farmers. There are 12 unions in Chirirbandar Upazila of which 4 unions were randomly selected to conduct the study. An updated list of 400 livestock farmers were collected from these four unions. To decide upon the sample, 15 percent of the farmers were selected from this list. Thus, 60 farmers were randomly selected which constituted the sample of this study. Data were collected during March-April 2011 using a pre-tested interview schedule.

Variables and their measurement Problems of rearing livestock were the dependent variable of this study. The five selected characteristics of the respondents namely age, education, family size, extension media contact and livestock rearing knowledge were the independent variables of this research work. Problems of rearing livestock in each of the ten (10) selected items were measured by Likert type scale with responses namely no, low, medium and high, assigned score for each of these responses were 0, 1, 2, 3 respectively. Thus, the possible score of problem index for each of the 10 items could range from 0 to 180, where ‘0’ indicating no problem and ‘180’ indicating high problem. For clear understanding, the problem of rearing livestock in selected items, the Problem Index (PI) was developed to arrange the item in rank order by using the following formula:

Problem Index (PI)= (N_no×0) + (N_l×1)+ (N_m×2) + (N_h×3) Where,

N_no = Number of farmers facing no problem

N_l =Number of farmers facing low problem

N_m =Number of farmers facing medium problem

N_h =Number of farmers facing high problem

Source of Information: Journal of Science and Technology 12(June 2014): 90-93

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings and discussion presented above indicated that the majority of the farmers faced medium to high problems regarding livestock rearing. Due to lack of proper knowledge, lack of treatment and lack of modern technologies farmers have been facing a greater extent of problems regarding livestock rearing. Medicines are provided at subsidized rates by the government for proper treatment of the livestock. More training facilities should be arranged and increased by the relevant GOs and NGOs for increasing the need-based knowledge of the farmers regarding livestock rearing. Extension workers should be equipped with the latest and modern knowledge regarding livestock rearing and model dairy farms should be organized among the farming community.

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