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Poverty Alleviation of Rural Women of Bangladesh by Poultry Farming and Poultry Refuse Management

Tahera Sultana
M.phil. Student
Department of Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Sohela Mustari
Assistant Professor
School of Business, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Nezum Uddin
Assistant Professor
Department of Business Administration, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study focuses on poultry farming and poultry refuse management as an implementation of poverty alleviation of rural women in Jessore district of Bangladesh. With pilot survey, personal interviews and questionnaire survey, this research measured women’s involvement in poverty eradication by poultry farming and poultry refuse management. The findings of the study indicate that rural women in Bangladesh are mostly involved with poultry rearing in the household level. The study further reveals that poultry farming and poultry refuse management programs empower rural women through economic independence and decision-making level. Moreover, the research shows that a rural woman is able to support her family to overcome most of the economic insufficiencies through poultry farming and poultry refuse management. This paper concluded by saying that poultry farming and poultry refuse management can be milestones in poverty alleviation which will bring a great prospect for the economic development of Bangladesh.

Keywords: Poverty alleviation, Rural women, Poultry farming, Poultry refuse management

Location: 5 Upazilas of Jessore district, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2012

End Date: 00-00-2012

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Poultry

Objectives:

The main objective of this study is to know poverty alleviation by poultry refuse management for the lower-income female in village area of Bangladesh. Inter alia objectives of this study are as follows 1. To explore poultry farming as a mechanism of poverty alleviation of the rural women of Bangladesh 2. To demonstrate the possibility of poverty alleviation by poultry refuse management.

Methodology:

In this research data collection was conducted in two ways primary and secondary. Primary data was collected directly from the field. About 200 respondents were involved with primary data collections that were selected after a random sampling in selected villages in 5 Upazilas of Jessore district, Bangladesh. The survey was conducted in 2012. The field survey was performed in two stages pilot survey and final survey. Data were collected by personal interviews with the women through a semi-structured questionnaire. Secondary data was collected through the web searching and library works. The data were analyzed and presented statistically using quantitative methods.

Source of Information: The International Journal Of Humanities & Social Studies (ISSN 2321 - 9203)

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Achievement/Findings:

Poultry farming and refuse management are considered as a growing industry for the empowerment of rural women. For generations rural women of Bangladesh have practiced poultry farming in this country. Female empowerment is typically defined as the cap of women to make their choices and take decisions within the household with their relatives or with their husbands. Working with their male partners, it is found, females can increase their decision-making power through poultry farming and refuse management. This household-based economic practice is existing cooperations with the household responsibilities as this is working as an important source of reducing household poverty. Though this study field is culturally considered as a conservative cociety. where purdah culture is strongly practiced, but poultry farming is widely practiced here with the support of their family. Finally, it is recommended here that if these illiterate and less educated women can be provided proper training and can make skill farmers, a poverty alleviation program through poultry farming will be easier and faster than the present situation.

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