Contribution of Dairy Farming on Livelihood : A Case Study of Madhyabindu Municipality, Nawalpur
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Department of Rural Development
Abstract
The dairy farming plays a pivotal role in socioeconomic development, livelihood
acceleration, women's empowerment, and employment generation. In this background, this
study tried to analyze contribution of Dairy farming on livelihood of the farmers associated
in Pach Pandab Milk Producer Cooperative, Madhyabindu Municipality-4 Nawalpur
district. The objective of this study were to examine socio-economic situation of the
farmers involving in dairy framing, to analyze the contribution of cooperative dairy
farming on livelihood and to find out the supporting sectors to dairy farming under
cooperative production system in the study area. This study used case study research design
in which quantitative data were collected through 50 role model farmers and qualitative
information were generated from five participants. In doing so, the study used household
survey, observation and KII as techniques for data collection and generation.
The study found that most of the farmers are benefitted from dairy farming and it
has been improving the livelihood of the farmers. Dairy farming is also becoming
contcatalysts for women's empowerment by offering a platform for their economic and
social advancement. Cooperative dairy farming brought transformation in the socioeconomic
life
of
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farmers
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local
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cooperative and cooperative dairy farming in the study area. Dairy farming is an
important sector to up life livelihood in the study areas. Dairy farming has helped to reduce
the problem of food deficiency and problems of malnutrition in the study area. Finally, all
these transformation are becoming possible due to the dairy farming management (Feed,
Shed, breed and disease) practices of the Pandab Milk Producer Cooperative as well as
supporting sectors (transportation, dairy farming development and support policy,
marketing milk pricing) and extension services (capacity/skill development trainings and
incentives. to the farmers) offering by the local government.
However, it is necessary to increase the price of dairy product with changing price
of dairy inputs including sufficient subsidies for more benefits of dairy farmers in the study
area and throughout the country.