ISSN: 2168-9458
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Islam S
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute,
Savar, Dhaka-1341
Bangladesh
Review Article
Economic Evaluation of Buffalo Production in Selected Regions of Bangladesh
Author(s): Saiful Islam Saiful Islam
In FY 2014-15, the buffalo population was 14.64 lakh that means 3 per cent of the total ruminants, but its’ socioeconomic importance is remarkable. So, the present study was attempted to identify the socioeconomic profile of the buffalo keeping farmers and to estimate the income from buffalo farming. To achieve the objectives 10 (ten) districts namely: Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Moulovibazar, Bhola, Potuakhali, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chittagong, Tangail and Sirajgong were selected purposively on the basis of buffalo population and project implementation areas and 01 (one) Upazila was taken from each district. A total of 500 (50 from each district) buffalo farmers were interviewed following simple random sampling technique. Data were collected during the month of January 2016 to April 2016 and analyzed using SPSS and STATA software tools. In this study, ‘Logit model’ wa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9458.1000177