JHENIDAH, Apr 23: Beef fattening activities of a farmer under Sadar upazila in Jhenidah are being interrupted due to lack of necessary money.
Md. Shariful Islam (45), an ex-NGO worker, took a lease of one acre and 34 decimals of land near Holidhani bazaar of the upazila in 2013 for ten years for Tk. 30,000 per annum.
He made a cowshed which can accommodate 50 cows. He also built a three-room tin-shed dwelling place for himself and workers of the farm.
Now he has ten hybrid cows and oxen here. However, he cannot give proper food and treatment to the cattle let alone buying more cows.
Shariful said, "I attended a training course of three months on beef fattening from youth development office of Jhenidah and learnt how to make a good cowshed, what types of food items need to be given to cows and when and how to vaccinate the cattle."
Md. Anisur Rahman, Upazila Youth Development Officer (YDO), Sadar, Jhenidah told the FE that cow fattening not only can bring farmers hefty profits but also can address the unemployment problem of the country significantly.
Shariful Islam, who is an energetic and enthusiastic man, can go a long way in cow fattening business if he is provided with financial assistance, he said.
Upazila Livestock Officer, Sadar, Jhenidah, Md. Anisur Rahman said cow fattening process is not a difficult one. It takes three to four months to fatten cows before selling them and a lot of profit may be made selling cows several times a year.
"From the training course I learnt how to make a good cow shed, balanced cow feed and when to vaccinate the cattle. Before taking the training I did not know that it takes three to four moths to fatten cows before selling them."
"If I get financial assistance from banks I can increase the number of cow at my farm and make profits handsomely from the business."
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Beef fattening activities of a farmer stumble over capital shortage
Our Correspondent | Published: April 24, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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