Poverty reduction through goat rearing

Goats are found almost everywhere in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. Due to favourable climatic conditions and availability of food materials , people of this upazila specially the poor have chosen to rear goats to change their poverty striken lot. And they have become successful. A family having 5-10 goats can earn 15-70 thousands taka per annum.
Black Bengal goat , the famous small ruminant of Bangladesh has a worldwide demand for its meat and skin. It requires only 4 sqm space and small amount of food. A poor family easily can arrange it. A goat usually breeds 2-3 kids at a time. Female goats also give milk. Goats are also less prone to diseases. As a whole goat rearing is a beneficial enterprise for the people who want to change their fate through his own effort.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• poverty
• reduction
• goat
• rearing
• black
• bengal
• mutton
• ruminant
• chuadanga
• sadar