An assessment of livelihood status, profitability and obstacles faced in native chicken farming in some selected areas of Bangladesh

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Syidul Islam ¹
• Md. Ashraful Islam ¹
• Sharmin Sultana ¹
• Razia Khatun ¹
• Shamim Ahmed ²

¹ BLRI, Savar, Dhaka

² Support Service Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka

10.22067/ijvst.2025.90874.1444

Abstract

The research aimed to understand the livelihood status of native chicken farmers in Bangladesh, their rate of profitability, constraints, and their opinions on addressing these issues. Primary data were collected by a random sample of 260 native chicken-rearing farmers across 6 divisions in Bangladesh. The majority of farms (36.9%) were in the small (1–10) category followed by medium (11–15) and large (>15) farms (31.9%). Common deshi hens were observed at almost 95.0% of the farmer’s level. Market prices in different categories of chicken in 2023 were for roaster cases 329.68±7.20 BDT, hen 302.22±2.66 BDT, and chick 68.23±2.28 BDT. The market prices for duck eggs, native chicken, brown-shelled and white-shelled eggs ranged from 63.91±0.52 to 61.07±0.58 BDT / hali respectively. The Patuakhali district had a significantly higher benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 2.61, while Rangpur had the lowest at 1.57. The contribution of native chicken farming to family income was 7.79% Multiple Regression model revealed that almost all variables were influenced by income from native chicken farming except rearing cost. The major constraints were an outbreak of disease and predatory animal attacks mentioned by 80.4% of farmers. In conclusion, native chicken farming is profitable.

Keywords

• Native chicken
• market demand
• Benefit Cost Ratio
• Constraints
• Profitability

Main Subjects

• Poultry disease

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