Agroecological, Land-Elevation and Socioeconomic Determinants of Raising Livestock in Bangladesh
dc.contributor.author | Rahman, Sanzidur | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-12T14:10:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-12T14:10:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-01-11 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2077-0472 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2077-0472 | |
dc.identifier.other | ARTN 12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10568 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This paper determines the influence of agroecological, land-elevation and socioeconomic factors in the raising of different types of livestock in Bangladesh using nationwide sub-district level data from two Agriculture and Livestock Censuses of 1996 and 2008, by applying a simultaneous equations model. Results reveal that socioeconomic, land-elevation and agroecological factors exert significant but varied influence on the type of livestock raised by householders. The number of cattle, goat/sheep and poultry raised per household are significantly higher for medium and small farms as well as for wage-labour households. Cattle raised per household is significantly higher for non-farm households, whereas poultry raised is significantly lower. Gross-cropped area, literacy rate and research and development (R&D) investment significantly influence the number of cattle raised per household, whereas population density negatively influences the number of goat and poultry raised per household. The number of cattle and goat/sheep raised per household is significantly higher in the Old Himalayan Floodplain, whereas poultry-raising is significantly higher in the Eastern Hills and seven other agroecologies. Raising all types of livestock is significantly lower in low-lying areas. The number of cattle raised per household is significantly higher at high land elevation, but significantly lower in medium-low land and low-lying areas. On the other hand, the number of goat/sheep and poultry raised per household is significantly higher in medium-high land areas and significantly lower in low-lying areas. The policy implications of these results will be relevant to investments in R&D, education, tenurial reform and measures to promote different types of livestock suited to specific agroecology and land-elevation levels. | |
dc.format.extent | 12-12 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | MDPI | |
dc.subject | livestock | |
dc.subject | agroecological characteristics | |
dc.subject | socioeconomic factors | |
dc.subject | simultaneous equations model | |
dc.subject | three-stage least squares regression | |
dc.subject | Bangladesh | |
dc.title | Agroecological, Land-Elevation and Socioeconomic Determinants of Raising Livestock in Bangladesh | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424095400012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.issue | 1 | |
plymouth.volume | 8 | |
plymouth.publisher-url | http://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Agriculture | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/agriculture8010012 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-01-08 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2077-0472 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3390/agriculture8010012 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2018-01-11 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |