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A Socioeconomic Study on Household Poultry Rearing in Some Selected Areas of Mymensingh District in Bangladesh

Md. Saidur Rahman*
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Habiba Pervin Halcyan
MS student, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study is conducted to identify the socio-economic characteristics of the household poultry farmers and its impact on livelihood improvement. Sixty household poultry farmers were selected from Sadar upazila and Trishal upazila under Mymensingh district. Tabular as well as econometric methods were applied to analyze the data. Attempts were made to identify socio-economic characteristics, calculation of costs, returns, and find out the problems faced by the household poultry farmers. The study revealed that majority of the household poultry farmers were of the age group of 25-45 years and the highest number had secondary education. The average total costs per family was Tk. 9810. The average gross return was Tk. 11087 and net return was Tk. 1277 and benefit-cost ratio was 1.13. Family poultry production brought positive changes in different types of livelihood assets, daily protein intake, savings, women empowerment, change in health and sanitation, etc. Seventy two percent poultry keeper opined their socio-economic conditions got improvement through household poultry farming. The study identified some economical, social and natural, marketing, technical problems, and their provable solutions.

Keywords: Household poultry, Rearing, Profitability, Impact, Livelihood.

Location: Trishal upazila and Sadar upazila under Mymensingh district in Bangladesh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Poultry

Objectives:

The present study was designed to analyze the impact of household poultry on livelihood improvement and the costs and returns of this farming in the areas of Trishal upazila and Sadar upazila under Mymensingh district. The specific objectives of the study are as follows: i. To identify socio-economic development of household poultry farmers. ii. To estimate costs, return and profits of poultry production. iii. To examine impact of family poultry farming on livelihood improvement. iv. To identify the problem of household poultry farming and suggestions for its improvement.

Methodology:

In order to achieve these objectives, stratified sampling technique was followed. Trishal upazila and Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district were selected because a large number family rear poultry in their households. A specially designed interview schedule was prepared containing all the relevant questions and the survey was conducted by the second author herself. Data were collected during the month of AugustNovember, 2011.

To estimate the results statistical analysis was done by using the following regression equation.

Y= ß₀ + ß₁X

Where, Y= Dependent variable (Return) X=Independent Variable (Cost) ß₀ = Intercept and ß₁= Slope coefficient

To examine the socio-economic development, the impact analysis of livelihood assets was followed.

Source of Information: IRJALS 1(1): p. 27 – 35.

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Achievement/Findings:

Household poultry can create a great opportunity for the rural women and youth in income generation. Socioeconomic development can be achieved with the help of household poultry farming. There is a wide scope for development of household poultry farming in the countrywide household poultry production because rural poor women have enough time for rearing family poultry. It would be really very helpful for income generation, women empowerment, and nutritional improvement for the farm family. Since most of the people irrespective of caste and religion prefer chickens and eggs, its demand is high and prices are gone up. Most of the household poultry farmers were small farmers while some of them were landless. Some improvements in the status of clothing, toilet condition, medical facilities, drinking water and housing have been taken place because of poultry farming. In the present study, in terms of overall socioeconomic improvement 72 percent household poultry farmers opined that household poultry farming helped to improve their socioeconomic condition. As a result, tendency to initiate household poultry farming is widely observed in rural areas.

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