Abstract
The study was pursued to ascertain the existing internal and external factors, alternative strategies and priorities of the strategies applied in enhancing beef cattle agribusiness at Pabna and Sirajganj districts in Bangladesh. The primary data and present study were collected by employing various techniques such as survey, FGD, KII and observation methods. The total sample size was 180 which were selected through convenience sampling technique. The following analytical tools used were employed i) IFE-EFE analysis ii) SWOT analysis, iii) SWOT matrix, and iv) QSPM model. By analyzing all the factors from SWOT four strategies were developed to determine the beef cattle development. The best strategy was selected by using QSPM matrix. The results IFE is 2.610, EFE is 2.438 and the total weighted score is 5.833 indicates that beef cattle sub-sector agribusiness are opportunity to explore their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. The beef cattle agribusiness development through the implementation of the integrated or contract farming that supported to backward and forward linkage and support services.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(2): 351-358, December 2014
Highlights
Livestock agribusinesses play a significant role in our economy through contributing to poverty eradication by creating rural employment and to gear up the achievement of higher economic growth
Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix (IFE matrix): IEF Matrix is a strategic management tool used for evaluation of strengths and weaknesses for internal factors affecting the development of beef cattle in study areas
It can be concluded that the strategy of developing beef cattle in northern Bangladesh has been effective in using the strength and minimizing weakness factors which had contributed to negative impact similar to Gunawan (2001)
Summary
Livestock agribusinesses play a significant role in our economy through contributing to poverty eradication by creating rural employment and to gear up the achievement of higher economic growth. Bangladesh has huge number of livestock and poultry population with a very high density but low productivity. Beef cattle are the important and potential sub-sector to economic improvement, where this sub-sector has a strategic value in the fulfillments of human need that increases steadily along with the increasing of per capita income. The study aimed to examine the existing characteristics of the farmers, i.e. their social and economic characteristics in relation to the development of beef cattle farming, to determine factors influencing the policy of beef cattle farming, and to design the strategic plan. The study is intended to contribute information and ideas in relation to sustainable beef cattle farming and provide inputs for policy makers to develop the management plan for beef cattle development in order to fulfill the national food security needs
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