Study on Profitability of Rearing Goats under Micro Financed Programme at Rural Areas at Some Selected Areas in Faridpur District

Abstract

The study was carried out in 2 villages under sadar upazilla of Faridpur district with a view to analyze the present socio-economic and profitability status of backyard goat farming practices on 23 goat rearers were selected covering two villages Dumrakandi and Betbaria under micro financed programme of sadar Upazilla at Faridpur district randomly. The study showed that, about 8.69 percent of goat rearers were landless, 91.30 percent were small and marginal farmers, no rearers were medium and large farmers according to their landholding sizes. The average rearing cost per goat per year was found on the basis of cash cost, non- cash cost and full cost basis at Tk.3333.54, Tk. 1731.64 and Tk 5065.18, respectively considering the moderate and ultra-poor households. The gross returns simultaneously for moderate and ultra poor were estimated at Taka 5425.50 and 4910.98 respectively. Estimated BCR on the basis of cash cost for moderate and ultra poor were 1.46 and 1.72 respectively. BCR on the basis of full cost for moderate and ultra poor were 0.99 and 1.03 respectively.