Socioeconomic State of Sample Layer Farmers in Bangladesh: An Investigation Based on Dhaka and Kishorganje Districts

Abstract

The objective of the study was to establish how farm inputs influence poultry layer production in Bangladesh from a sample of 100 poultry farmers selected from Savar and Dhamrai Upazilla under Dhaka and Bajitpur and Kuliarchar Upazilla under Kishorganje district. The study was also carried out to understand the socio-economic characteristics of layer farmers categorizing them as small, medium and large farms. Data were analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that all the production variables analyzed were positive and statistically significant. Results showed that among different input factors, doc size and feed input played crucial role in egg output.