Agribusiness of poultry and poultry products in Bangladesh

The present research has been undertaken to study the agribusiness of poultry with the following objectives: to study the market structure and distribution system of important inputs used in poultry farms; to estimate the cost, return and profitability of broiler and layer farms; to examine the existing marketing system and estimate the cost, margin and profit of traders involved in the marketing chain; and to suggest some policy measures for sustained development of poultry industry. According to farm owners the Aratdars were mainly responsible for different crisis in poultry sector. Eighty two Aratdars in Tejgaon area control the whole poultry business in Dhaka. The government has no control over them. They fix price according to their will. The Aratdars reputed the farm owners'. complain. They stated that they earned only Tk. 5 as profit from selling 100 eggs.The farm owner association reported that there is no appropriate government policy for poultry industry