Nahar Ashrafun, Mila Farhana Arefeen, Culas Richard J, Amin Md Ruhul
Department of Agribusiness, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh.
School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia.
Heliyon. 2022 Sep 30;8(10):e10787. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10787. eCollection 2022 Oct.
The dairy sector in Bangladesh has shifted from subsistence to commercial and enterprise-driven due to the increasing demand of milk and milk products. In this context, this study was conducted to explore the different participants in dairy value chains and their role in the production, processing and marketing of dairy products. This study addresses the constraints faced by these participants and the factors influencing the value chain efficiency as a case study from Bogura districts of Bangladesh. The Bogura district was selected purposively considering the most potential geographical area of dairy farming. Face-to-face surveys were conducted to collect data during January to April 2019 using two sets of well-designed questionnaires. Multiple regression models were analyzed for the factors affecting the value addition of selected dairy food products. Moreover, Kendall's coefficient of concordance was applied for identifying the constraints faced by dairy products value chain actors. The empirical findings showed that processors of dairy food products added the highest value among all the actors involved in the value chain. Furthermore, the findings revealed that gender, education, purchase price, and sale price significantly influenced the value addition of processed dairy products (yogurt and ghee) value chain. The findings also revealed that the most untiring constraints faced by the market actors were the lack of capital and credit facilities, insufficient storage facilities, lack of processing center, and lack of proper transportation facilities. The findings of this study can help the stakeholders to improve the policy measures towards developing a new market for the dairy food products which might result in high value added, domestic, and export oriented dairy industry.
由于对牛奶和奶制品的需求不断增加，孟加拉国的乳制品行业已从自给自足转向商业化和企业驱动型。在此背景下，本研究旨在探索乳制品价值链中的不同参与者及其在乳制品生产、加工和营销中的作用。作为孟加拉国博古拉区的一个案例研究，本研究探讨了这些参与者面临的制约因素以及影响价值链效率的因素。考虑到乳制品养殖最具潜力的地理区域，博古拉区被有目的地选定。2019年1月至4月期间，使用两套精心设计的问卷进行了面对面调查，以收集数据。对影响选定乳制品附加值的因素进行了多元回归模型分析。此外，应用肯德尔和谐系数来确定乳制品价值链参与者面临的制约因素。实证结果表明，在价值链中的所有参与者中，乳制品加工商增加的价值最高。此外，研究结果显示，性别、教育程度、购买价格和销售价格对加工乳制品（酸奶和酥油）价值链的附加值有显著影响。研究结果还显示，市场参与者面临的最主要制约因素是缺乏资金和信贷设施、储存设施不足、缺乏加工中心以及缺乏适当的运输设施。本研究的结果可以帮助利益相关者改进政策措施，以发展乳制品的新市场，这可能会带来高附加值、面向国内和出口的乳制品行业。
