Abstract
The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of training facilitated by Nuton Jibon Livelihood Improvement Project (NJLIP) under Social Development Foundation (SDF) for transfer livestock technologies and livelihood improvement for rural poor farmers in Bangladesh. A total of 650 farming households were selected by baseline survey during January 2018 to June 2018.The training and non-training beneficiaries were primary level educated and their family size (4.52) was little lower than the national average (4.9). Average age was 36.73 and 35.12 years for training and non-training farmers, respectively. The rate and amount of loan was found higher with respondent received training than without training. Adoption rate of technologies was higher than the level of idea on the concept of housing, feeding, breeding and marketing. The training beneficiaries improved knowledge and skill on feeding, management and health care of livestock and poultry. Training and demonstration are considered two strong tools for adoption and dissemination of livestock technology. Herd and flock size was increased by training beneficiaries than non-training beneficiaries. Beneficiaries having training on various IGAs have expanded their land and asset possession to a greater extent compared to non-training beneficiaries. Housing and sanitation condition of training beneficiaries were higher than non-training beneficiaries. Increased annual income of training and non-training households was 19.43% and 13.30% where income from different IGAs of livestock was 32.19% and 14.53%, respectively. Livestock were not extremely price sensitive but more sensitive on non-price factors logistic support like institutional support, quality of input and availability of input. Thus, training was treated as vital tools for transfer livestock technologies to influence the poor farmer’s livelihood improvement of training household than non-training household. SAARC J. Agric., 19(1): 223-235 (2021)
Highlights
Training is an essential tool for developing attitude, knowledge and skill in a specific field
Though livestock is traditionally practiced by the respondents, the intervention through Natun Jibon Livelihood Improvement Program (NJLIP), by which they received training on semi-intensive livestock and credit assistance through NJLIP and other non-government organizations (NGOs) for two years is expected to have brought about livelihood improvement
The results of this study were almost similar with Rahman et al (2012) where they reported that 45.3% farmers were in middle aged category, and 16.0% farmers was in young age category, respectively
Summary
Training is an essential tool for developing attitude, knowledge and skill in a specific field. About two-third of the world’s poor people live in rural areas, and most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods (Mogues et al, 2009) This large population needs training on improved management and technology for optimum livestock and poultry production. Livestock is the integral parts of the agricultural farming system of Bangladesh and livestock producers may gain through increased income and employment through access to cheaper livestock products It is evidence from field studies in developing countries indicates that rural poor and hardcore poor households typically derive a larger share of their cash income from livestock than do well-off farmers. Social Development Foundation (SDF) has launched a Nutan Jibon Livelihood Improvement Project (NJLIP) financed by IDE of World Bank on improving livelihood of the poor and ultra-poor smallholders through livestock and other agricultural technologies. The study was to examine the extents of transfer livestock technologies through training and explore socioeconomic impact of training on livestock technologies for livelihood improvement of rural poor and ultra-poor farmers
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