TY  - EJOUR
AB  - The present study determines the profitability and technical, allocative and economic efficiency of commercial poultry farms. It is based on the data collected from 30 poultry farms of Gazipur district for the year 1995-96. Descriptive statistical measures as well as stochastic production frontier method were used for the analysis of data. The results of the study indicated that poultry farming was a profitable business and the large farms were the most profitable compared to the others. The estimated technical efficiency of the poultry farms was 0.92 and overall allocative efficiency was 0.69. The estimated economic efficiency of poultry farms was 0.62 indicating that there exists the potential to increase profit of the poultry farms with the available resources by increasing their efficiency. Major problems faced by the poultry farms (as reported by the farmers) were inadequate availability of feed and chicks, inadequate supply of vaccines, and high price of feed.
AU  - Sarker, Subhash Chandra
AU  - Abedin, Joynal
AU  - Islam, S. M. Fakhrul
DA  - 1999-06-30
DA  - 1999-06-30
DO  - ISSN 0237-3539
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.202091
DO  - Other
DO  - doi
EP  - 75
EP  - 63
ID  - 202091
IS  - 01
JF  - Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics
KW  - Financial Economics
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202091/files/Resear_01%20Vol-XXII_1.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202091/files/Resear_01%20Vol-XXII_1.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202091/files/Resear_01%20Vol-XXII_1.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202091/files/Resear_01%20Vol-XXII_1.pdf
N2  - The present study determines the profitability and technical, allocative and economic efficiency of commercial poultry farms. It is based on the data collected from 30 poultry farms of Gazipur district for the year 1995-96. Descriptive statistical measures as well as stochastic production frontier method were used for the analysis of data. The results of the study indicated that poultry farming was a profitable business and the large farms were the most profitable compared to the others. The estimated technical efficiency of the poultry farms was 0.92 and overall allocative efficiency was 0.69. The estimated economic efficiency of poultry farms was 0.62 indicating that there exists the potential to increase profit of the poultry farms with the available resources by increasing their efficiency. Major problems faced by the poultry farms (as reported by the farmers) were inadequate availability of feed and chicks, inadequate supply of vaccines, and high price of feed.
PY  - 1999-06-30
PY  - 1999-06-30
SP  - 63
T1  - PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARMS:  A PROFITABILITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
TI  - PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARMS:  A PROFITABILITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202091/files/Resear_01%20Vol-XXII_1.pdf
VL  - 22
Y1  - 1999-06-30
T2  - Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics
T2  - XXII
T2  - 1
ER  -