Started with one bull bought for Tk 65,000; ten years on, four bulls this year are expected to fetch Tk 25 lakh
A housewife in Gopalganj has fattened cattle for Qurbani for ten years. After selling her first bull for Tk 1.65 lakh she expects at least Tk 25 lakh for four bulls this year, depending on whether Indian cattle come to the market.
A housewife in Khatiagarh village, Gopalganj Sadar upazila, has fattened cattle for 10 years. Her husband repairs vans, rickshaws and bicycles at a garage next to the house, while she herself feeds the animals straw, bran, rice polish and grass. Ten years ago she bought one bull for Tk 65,000, kept it for a year, and sold it at Qurbani time for Tk 1.65 lakh. She has done this every year since, and last year she fattened four cattle and earned well. This year she raised four Australian Friesian bulls, which she hopes will sell for at least Tk 25 lakh. She says she will get a fair price only if Indian cattle do not come to the Qurbani market. With the extra income she is educating her two children and wants to build a larger dairy and fattening farm. The livestock department supports her. Neighbours say many in the village began fattening cattle after seeing her, and buyers buy her animals eagerly because the quality of the meat is good.
Lessons
- 1.Raising an animal for a year for the Qurbani market turned Tk 65,000 into Tk 1.65 lakh, but there is only one selling window.
- 2.Price depends on whether Indian cattle come in; set your loan or investment with this market risk in mind.
- 3.Starting with one and adding each year grows capital and experience together; here it took 10 years to reach four.
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