Impact of Capacity Building and Training in Dairy Farmers in Bangladesh

The dairy industry is a major source of employment, and income for rural population and for supply of nutrition. The dairy industry is dominated by a small holders having 1-3 and accounting for over 90% of milk production in the country. Hence, the capacity building of all the operators (small holders, collectors, milk traders, dairy processors) and supporters (livestock health workers, input suppliers, and government and non-government institutions) of the dairy value chain is vital to improve productivity, efficiency and returns on capital. Capacity building interventions particularly training is hypothesised leading to change in attitude towards animal vaccination, deworming, and treatment and investment in better housing and improved quality animals. The household benefits from higher income flows. The paper empirically examines if these hypothesis holds true for 120 dairy farmers in Chamohar sub-district in Bangladesh who received training in 2022 and 2023. The situation before and after the training is contrasted. The overall conclusion is that training has positive impact on uptake of modern vaccine, and increases household income.