A SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY ON BROILER FARMING ENTERPRISES AT DAGANBHUIYAN AND SENBAGH UPAZILAS UNDER FENI AND NOAKHALI DISTRICTS

Abstract

The goal of the study was to identify the variations in the socioeconomic circumstances of broiler farmers at Daganbhuiyan and SenbaghUpazilas in the Feni and Noakhali District. Twenty industrial broiler farms in all were chosen. The research was done between 16 April to 8 June 2023 during internship placement time at ULDC level. Using information gathered from a pre-structured questionnaire, the farmers and farming were evaluated and studied. The overall objective of this study is to describe the production, housing, feeding and management system with estimating farm profitability of broiler farming enterprises in the Daganbhuiyan and SenbaghUpazilas in the Feni and Noakhali District. The study found that, The flock size (the majority of flocks consisted of 1000–2000 birds), and sources of drinking water (70 percent have their own tube-wells, 5 percent use pond water, and 1 percent use well water). The study revealed that, in Farms 7 and 10, the average weight growth was the highest. Farm-11 had the highest feed consumption, at 3.6kg per bird. Farm-2 has the best Feed conversion ratio (1.47). Farm- 8 had the greatest fatality rate, 3.1%. However, Farm-2 had the greatest livability rating, at 99%.The highest cost per bird of the chosen farms was found to be 354.8 TK in Farm 11, while the largest return per bird was found to be 424.6 TK in Farm 7, the highest benefit per bird was discovered to be 90 TK in Farm 2, and the best benefit-cost ratio was found to be 1.29 in Farm 2. According to a comprehensive economic examination of several factors, Farm 2 is in better shape than the other chosen farms. The average BCR per bird was found 1.12:1 considering the performance data of two locations. The study's findings indicated that farmers have consistently felt afraid to raise broiler chickens for a number of reasons. Despite the facilities being highly likely, broiler farming was found to be quite unlikely. The study comes to the conclusion that, if fundamental issues are resolved, broiler farming is profitable and offers the potential for economic empowerment, food/nutritional security, and long-term rural development.