Many people of the flood-prone district have got involved in duck farming as they found it more profitable than other businesses. People who are involved in duck farming said they bought ducklings at a cost of Tk20-25 from the local market and sold them after rearing for three and a half months. Sajedul Islam, 28, a resident of Sitaijhar village in Sadar upazila became self-reliant and changed his life by rearing ducks, setting an example for others in his locality. Like Sajedul, Sakimuddin, another young man of Shulkur Bazar in the upazila have got involved in duck farming to remove his unemployed status. However, the new ones who got involved in duck farming like Ashraful Alam of Kadamtala village in Panchgachi union of the upazila did not see any success due to the coronavirus pandemic situation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 12, 2020 13:30 UTC