Economics and Marketing System of BRAC Operated Poultry Breeder Farm at Sreemongal Upazilla under MoulviBazar District in Bangladesh – A Case Study

Abstract

The study was conducted to focus on economics and marketing system of BRAC operated Poultry Breeder Farm at Sreemongal upazilla under MoulviBazar district. The study was undertaken with last 3 years (2010, 2011 and 2012) data on production, cost and return from different sources. The study emphasized on comparison of 3 years BCR, cost per DOC production, gross return per DOC production and net income per DOC production. The percentages of feed cost were found 40.95%, 22.16% and 44.09% in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The cost percentages for hatching egg were found 31.36% and 4.16% in the year of 2011 and 2012 respectively. The percentages of gross return from DOC sale were found 63.35%, 94.78% and 76.08% in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The percentages of gross return from hatching egg sale were found 35% and 23% in the year of 2010 and 2012 respectively. The BCR were found 1.29, -3.73 and 1.74 in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The BCR was lowest in 2011 due to decreasing the selling of DOC and hatching eggs. The costs per DOC were found Tk.46.5, Tk.45.19 and Tk.41.73 in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The gross returns from per DOC were found Tk.82.5, Tk.33.08 and Tk.65.78 in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The net incomes from per DOC were found Tk.35.99, Tk.-12.11 and Tk.24.04 in the year of 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The average cost, gross return and net income of total 3years were found Tk.43.99, Tk.61.74 and Tk.17.75 respectively. The study also carried out about marketing system of DOC, culled birds, hatching egg and table egg. The farm preferred indirect channel in DOC marketing system. The dealer was the middle man who took Tk.0.50 per DOC. Besides, they took Tk.4 to Tk.5 per DOC during selling to the farmer. Finally, it may be concluded that the farm is in profit for last 3 years. But the BRAC should establish their own sales centre to prevent the illegal activities of dealers to the farmers.