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Participation of Local Service Providers in Systemic Market Approaches in the Dairy Sector of Rangpur District

Ashish Kumar Mojumdar
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, Bangladesh

Md. Anisur Rahman
Department of Livestock Services, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka- 1215, Bangladesh.

Pallab Goswami
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, Bangladesh

Saiful Huda
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of the study was to determine the participation of Local Service Providers (LSPs) in systemic market approaches (SMA) in dairy sectors in two Upazilla Pirgacha and Badargonj under Rangpur district. Ninety-nine (99) LSPs were randomly selected as samples from an updated list of 495 LSPs. A pretested and structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents from 16 August to 17 September 2018. Simple and direct questions with different appropriate scales were used to obtain information. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used. The top-ranked activities regarding the participation of LSPs were referral linkage with DLS for the critical or serious condition of livestock treatment, linkage with dairy producers’ group to assess the demand of information, develop collection point’s adjacent place of the community. Slightly above four-fifths (84.8 percent) of the respondent had high participation in systemic market approaches. Correlation analysis indicated that among seven selected characteristics of the respondent’s annual income, cosmopolites, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact of the respondents had a significant positive relationship with their participation in SMA, however, age and family size had no significant positive relationship. Regression analysis indicated that cosmopolites, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact of the respondents had a positive contribution with their participation in SMA. The top-ranked problem (1st) faced by the LSPs was ‘legal permission from Government authority and apparently, the lowest proportion of LSP faced problems on ‘Lack of vehicle service for their movement’ service on dairy subsectors.

Keywords: Dairy sector, Systemic market approaches, Local Service Providers, Participation

Location: Pirgacha and Badargonj under Rangpur district in Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-08-2017

End Date: 00-09-2018

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Dairy, Dairy

Objectives:

The study was conducted with the following objectives; i) To determine the extent of participation of the Local Service Providers (LSPs) in systemic market approaches at dairy sector; ii) to describe some selected characteristics of the Local Service Provider; iii) to explore the relationship and contributions of the selected characteristics of the Local Service Provider with their participation in systemic market approaches in dairy sector; iv) to identify the problems faced by the Local Service Provider in systemic market approaches in dairy sectors.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in two Upazilla Pirgacha and Badargonj under Rangpur district where Local service providers (LSPs) are providing their service who have been implementing by the Shomoshti project at Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK). Shomoshti project has been working among four selective districts such Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamry and Gaibandha, by implementing Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK). Each district has selective Upazilla for implementing the Shomoshti project activates. The researcher has purposively selected two upazillas like as Badargonj and Pirgacha, from the Rangpur district due to the dairy-producing area accordingly to project criteria. Each Upazill has 10 unions, but the researcher has selected the five unions among them purposively for inclusive study. An updated list of 495 Local Service Providers (LSPs) was collected from the Department of Upazilla Livestock office record and consequently verify and validated by ACI Godrej Agrovet Pvt. Ltd. and Agro-vet division, SQUARE Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Bangladesh. Company and Shomosti project survey database. Out of them, a sample of 99 (20 % of total LSPs population) Local service providers were selected random sampling method. Simultaneously, a reserve list of 10 LSPs was made to use in case of the non-availability of sampled LSPs. In order to collect relevant data, a structured interview schedule was prepared to keep the objectives in mind. The questions and statements contained in the schedule were simple, direct, and easily understandable. Necessary correction, addition, and adjustment were made afterward in the schedule on the basis of the pre-test results. The interview schedule was then finalized for the collection of data. First of all, the collected data were coded, summarized, and processed for analysis. All possible errors and inconsistencies were eradicated for verification of the data. Then the collected data were analyzed with a computer-based software - SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 22, and tables and graphs were prepared with MS Excel (Microsoft Excel 2010). Participation of the LSPs in systemic market approaches in the dairy sector was the dependent variable of the study. Participation of the LSPs in systemic market approaches at dairy sectors is measured by twenty major activities with three major aspects. Here the three aspects support to access quality input and services, access to market information, and the rest assist in ensuring market facilitation. Each LSP was asked to indicate how regularly they participated in each of 20 systemic market approaches activities along a 4-point rating scale. The scale responses were given scores weights as 3 for ‘regularly’, 2 for ‘occasionally’, 1 for ‘seldom’, and 0 for ‘not at all’ (Karim, 2015). Overall participation of the local service provider was determined by summing the score obtained for all the concerned activities. Therefore, the composite extent of service provision score of respondents in systemic market approaches could range from 0 to 60, where 0 indicates no participation and 60 indicating very high participation of the LSPs in systemic market. Participation of the LSPs in systemic market approaches for each activity was computed by using the following formula for the comparative and composite process: Participation Index (PI) =NRP×3+ NOP×2+ NSP ×1 + NNP×0 Where NRP= Total number of respondents expressed ‘regularly’ participation for an activity NOP = the Total number of respondents expressed ‘occasionally’ participation for an activity NSP = the Total number of respondents expressed ‘seldom’ participation for an activity NNP=Total number of respondents expressed ‘not at all’ participation for an activity Thus, PI could be ranged from 0 to 297, while 0 indicating no participation and 297 indicating high participation. The seven selected characteristics of the Local Service Provider, namely age, family size, annual income, cosmopolites, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact constituted the independent variables of this study. These selected characteristics were measured by appropriate measurement techniques.

Source of Information: Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.8(2): 211-221, August 2021

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v8i2.55491

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Achievement/Findings:

It could be concluded that certain characteristics of the local service provider play an important role in their participation in a systemic market approach. Cosmopoliteness, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact of the LSPs had a significant positive contribution with their participation in systemic market approaches in the dairy sector. The LSPs who were more Cosmopoliteness, training received, extension media contact and innovativeness had higher participation in systemic market approaches at dairy sector those who had lower cosmopolites, training received, extension media contact and innovativeness. The top-ranked problem (1st) faced by the Local service providers was “legal permission from Government authority,” and the lowest proportion of LSPs faced problems on ‘Lack of vehicle service for their movement” service on dairy subsectors. It might be concluded that these two top-ranked problems faced by the local service providers will, therefore, adversely affect the effort for developing in the systemic market approach.

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