Understanding farmer's knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards adopting livestock interventions for food and nutrition security in Bangladesh using latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study examines farmers' knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the adoption of dairy livestock intervention (DLI) to enhance food and nutrition security (FNS) in the Southern Delta region of Bangladesh. A stratified random sampling technique was used to collect 400 cross-sectional survey data via Qualtrics e-survey software. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Results indicate that DLI such as livestock producer groups (LPGs), village milk collection centers (VMCCs), mobile veterinary clinics (MVCs), dairy hubs (DHs), and capacity building training (CBT) positively impact on household FNS by increasing milk production, improving input and fodder availability, and market linka

SUBMITTER: Sarma PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405448 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature