3.3. Marketing of livestock products and by-products
Duck or chicken’s eggs were sold through byapari, or in local grocery shop, or in haat. Eggs were mainly purchased either for hatching or for consumption purpose. However, goose eggs were not sold. They were used for incubation and hatching, and hatchlings were purchased and sold among the villagers for rearing purpose. Dung cake was mainly sold in neighborhoods among the villagers as one gunny bag full. In Jemspur, unlike other villages, dung cake was purchased and sold as thousand basis. In Bagulakhali, dung cake was sold to tea stall and sweet shop in Chunakhali haat (adjacent to the village) besides selling among the villagers. Cow milk was rarely sold by the villagers due to low milk yield. Cow milk was mainly utilized for home consumption.