Abstract:
In the agrarian and largely subsistence economy of Bangladesh, broiler plays a crucial
role in supplying nutrition and generating income and employment opportunities. The
present study was undertaken to investigate the socio-economic characteristics of the
broiler farmers, to estimate the costs, returns and profitability of broiler enterprise and
to determine the contribution of the key variables to the production of broiler farms.
For achieving these objectives, 80 broiler farms were selected randomly from
Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka District. Both tabular and econometric techniques were
used to find out the results. Costs and returns were calculated separately through
tabular analysis to find out the profitability of broiler production. The results of the
analysis showed that on average total cost of broilers per farm per year was Tk.
301142.103. It was found that the variable cost per farm per year stood at Tk.
238728.73 which accounted for 79.28 percent of total cost. The total fixed cost per
farm per year accounted to Tk. 62413.373. It is evident from the study that the gross
return per farm per batch stood at Tk. 431400. The net return over total cost per farm
per year was calculated at Tk. 130257.90. The benefit cost ratios of broiler farming
were 1.80 on variable cost basis and 1.43 on total cost basis. Findings of the study
clearly indicated that broiler production was a profitable enterprise. Cobb-Douglas
production function analysis was used to estimate the contribution of the key variables
of the production of broiler farms. The functional analysis indicated that most of the
selected variables had significant impact on the production of broiler farms. This
study also identified some economic, marketing, technical, social and natural
problems in broiler production. Finally, on the basis of findings of this study, some
recommendations were made for the development of broiler farming in Bangladesh.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
