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Socioeconomic Condition and Problem Confrontation by the Chicken Farmers in the Southwestern Region of Bangladesh

Md. Abdul Hannan
Senior Instructor (Livestock)
Youth Training Center, Bagerhat, Department of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bangladesh

Mohammad Bashir Ahmed
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

Sarder Safiqul Islam
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A survey was conducted in the three districts of the southwestern region of Bangladesh like Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat, to observe the socioeconomic condition and problems facing by the chicken farmers under the existing management practices. Five hundred commercial chicken farms were considered in the present study. Data were collected using a pretested questionnaire by interview of the farmers. To observe the socioeconomic conditions, the age of selected farmers, their gender, occupation, education level, land size, annual income from chicken farms, experience, training exposure and bio-security score were considered. There are two problems are categorized like diseases outbreaks and socioeconomic problems. Among the respondents, the maximum percentage of farmers were male groups within 31 to 40 years age had conjugated with the occupation of poultry and agriculture and belonged to HSC level of education. The highest percentage of medium land size farmers earned 01-03 lac BDT per year only from the chicken farms. Newcastle or Ranikhet disease was highly severed followed by Fowl cholera, Gumboro and Coccidiosis. Irregular fluctuation of market price was the major problem facing by the chicken farmer in the study area. Bio-security practice and proper marketing system should enhance the profitability of the chicken farms.

Keywords: Disease, Bio-security, Market price, Income

Location: Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-01-2013

End Date: 00-12-2013

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Chicken, Socio-economic status, Problem

Objectives:

To study the socio-economic condition and problem confrontation by the chicken farmers in the southwestern region of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Data were collected from Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts during the period from January to December, 2013. A total number of 500 chicken farms were selected randomly for data collection. The questionnaire was prepared keeping in view the objectives of the study. It was designed in a simple manner to get accurate information from the farmers. In order to obtain reliable information door to door survey was performed and data were collected through direct interviewing heads of the farm. Information given by the farmers was recorded and kept for analysis. Age of the respondents was categorized into 3 groups, i.e. up to 30 years (young age), 31 to 40 years (middle age), and >41 years (old age) with male and female gender. Education levels of the poultry farmers were categorized into 5 groups, 3.0 ha). On the basis of their annual income from poultry farmers were categorized into 3 groups, low income (<1 lac), medium (1 to 3 lac) and high income (>3 lac). Farming experience, training exposure and biosecurity score of the poultry farmers were also considered. Disease incidence like Gumboro, Coccidiosis, Newcastle, Fowl pox, Fowl Typhoid, Fowl cholera, CRD, Bird flu, Unknown and other socioeconomic problems like inadequate availability of quality feed, inadequate availability of quality chick, social security and political unrest, irregular fluctuation of market price, load shedding of electricity, monopoly business syndicate, natural disaster, inadequate availability of technical advisor and the unscrupulous middleman were also considered in this study.
Collected data were compiled, coded, tabulated for processing and analysis in accordance with the objectives of the study. To draw a meaningful conclusion, tabular presentation of data was intensively used. The SAS 9.0 (2009) computer program was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics like number, percentage, mean, and standard error were used in describing the selected independent and dependent variables of the study.

Source of Information: Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. 2020, 6 (3), 507-513; doi: 10.3329/ajmbr.v6i3.49801; ISSN 2411-4472 (Print) 2412-5571 (Online)

Article Link (Online Journal): www.ebupress.com/journal/ajmbr

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Achievement/Findings:

Maximum percentage of farmers were male groups within middle age had conjugated with the occupation of poultry with agriculture and belonged to HSC level of education. It should encourage female entrepreneur for chicken farming because wide variation between male and female participation. Medium land size farmer earned highest money only from the chicken farms. Newcastle or Ranikhet disease was highly severe and irregular fluctuation of market price was the major problem facing by the chicken farmer. Through bio-security practice and proper marketing system should enhance the profitability and sustainability of the chicken farms.

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