Returns of labour and income generation in cross-bred dairy farming in rural Bangladesh: a case study of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee cattle distribution programme
Akteruzzaman, M.; Doi, T.
Economic Affairs Calcutta 42(1): 38-43
1997
Document Number: 249306
Noting the potential to provide employment opportunities in Bangladesh through the livestock sector, the paper presents a survey of 41 households in three thanas (Bera, Debidwar, and Trishal) who are participating in the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) cattle distribution programme. The households were surveyed with interviews during 1992. Information was collected on 2 aspects: socioeconomic aspects and family income before and after the project; and data on milk production, and costs and returns relating to dairy rearing. Improvements were seen in both socioeconomic aspects and family income, and increasing labour opportunities.