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AN INSPIRATION FOR OTHERS

Fatema Begum (34), a widow hailing from Brahmanbaria district, got the idea of rearing quail from Doly through social media. After watching relevant posts, she contacted Doly over messenger app and learnt all about starting a farm of her own.

Now she is financially solvent by rearing quails. She now has about 500 birds, 400 of which lay eggs regularly.

“It’s a profitable sector. The demand for quail eggs and meat is high,” she added.

Suma Akter, hailing from Keraniganj, also saw success by following Doly’s footsteps.

“I came to know about Doly from a relative and collected 30 quails from her about three years back,” she said.

Doly said, “If anyone comes to me, I encourage quail rearing and give them necessary training on the matter. About 200 youths and widows in the last 10 years started rearing quails and became solvent.”

Dr Habibur Rahman, deputy director of the Department of Livestock Services, said, “Doly is a role model on quail farming in Bangladesh. We awarded her several times for her contribution in the sector.”