A Study on Socio Economic Aspects and Constraints Faced by Layer Bird Farm Owner in Samastipur District of Bihar, India

. Palak and Rebecca Nelson
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. Palak: Department of Agricultural Economics, SHUATS, Naini, Prayagraj, India.
Rebecca Nelson: Department of Agricultural Economics, SHUATS, Naini, Prayagraj, India.

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Abstract: Layer bird farm owners in Bihar played a significant role in the development of the state's poultry sector by adopting scientific management practices to enhance egg production and operating farms with notable efficiency. The majority of these farms were small to medium in scale and faced several challenges, including high feed costs and inadequate access to veterinary services. Despite such constraints, farm owners made considerable contributions to rural livelihoods and the local egg supply. The present study, titled "A Study on Socio- Economic Aspects and Constraints Faced by Layer Bird Farm Owners in Samastipur District of Bihar", was conducted in Tajpur block, which was purposively selected for its high potential in layer bird rearing. A random sample comprising five percent of villages and ten percent of respondents from those villages was selected. The study revealed that most farm owners were young, male, and lived in nuclear families, with 61% having attained a basic level of education. A significant portion earned less than ₹1 lakh annually. The major marketing constraints identified were high price fluctuations, seasonal demand, perishability of eggs, high marketing costs, and lack of grading facilities at the farm level, with price fluctuation ranked as the most critical challenge based on the highest Garrett Mean Score.

Date: 2025-05-27
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Published in International Journal of Sciences: Basic and applied research, 2025, 31 (4), pp.12-17

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