The buffalo population was 1.46 million in FY 2014-15, accounting for 3% of all ruminants (small and large) produced in the country, but its socioeconomic significance is significant. As a result, the purpose of this study was to determine the socioeconomic profile of buffalo keepers as well as to evaluate the profitability of buffalo husbandry. To meet the objectives, ten (ten) districts were chosen on the basis of buffalo population density and project implementation areas: Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Moulvibazar, Bhola, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chattogram, Tangail, and Sirajganj. Each district has one (one) Upazila. A total of 500 buffalo farmers (50 from each district) were questioned using a basic random sample methodology. The data was obtained between January and April 2016 and analysed using STATA software tools. The ‘Logit model' was used with a binary dependent variable in this investigation. According to the study, the majority of farmers were between the ages of 31 and 45 and worked in the agriculture industry as their primary occupation. The majority of farmers had only a primary education and had more than 15 years of experience raising buffalo. The average farm size was found to be 1.05 hectares, with an average family size of 6.17 people. The entire cost of a lactation was projected to be BDT 24,507, with a lactation length of 255 days and an average daily milk production of 2 litres. The greatest milk production return was BDT 27,189, with a BCR of 1.31. (undiscounted). Approximately 64% of farmers had access to artificial insemination (AI), and 70% of farmers vaccinated their buffaloes, with 66 percent having FMD, 24% having BQ, and 20% having HS. Ninety-eight percent of farmers give colostrum to newborn buffalo calves, and nearly all of them conduct D-warming. The biggest buffalo population was recorded in Ramgoti and the lowest in Haluaghat, with an average of 18.91 buffalo per farm.
Author (s) DetailsS. Islam
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
T. N. Nahar
Biotechnology Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
J. Begum
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
G. K. Deb
Biotechnology Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
M. Khatun
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
A. Mustafa
Buffalo Development Project, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh.
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