COVID-19 EFFECT ON NET INCOME OF RURAL BLACK BENGAL GOAT FARMERS OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

Global community has seriously affected by COVID-19. From China it has spread all over the world in a year, threatened the human life and their socio-economic condition. Livestock sector is also in a vulnerable condition. In Bangladesh there was a little research on the loses that has occurred during this pandemic in livestock sector. Our study was taken to focus on effect of cost benefit ratio during and before the pandemic COVID-19 of Black Bengal goat rearing of Bangladesh. A total of 70 farmers were randomly chosen. The primary data of socio-economic condition of the farmers and data for fixed and recurring cost was taken by a pretested questionnaire. The data was then analyzed to find out the differences between cost benefit analysis ratio before and during pandemic of COVID-19. The study showed that though per kg meat prize significantly increased during pandemic but most of the parameters for calculating cost benefit ration have been decreased significantly (p<0.05). As, a result the net income reduces almost half and one forth during pandemic. This finding indicates that Black Bengal goat farming has seriously affected by the pandemic. So, long term necessary initiative should be taken helping this sector.