Eid ul Azha: Online cattle shopping for likely to reach new heights amid pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought about various changes to people’s normal lives with an evergrowing reliance on virtual platforms as physical distancing is preferred by health professionals to limit transmission of the virus.
Handful of could have imagined the twelve-monthly hajj would one day end up being restricted to simply a few Muslims inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But that's the certainty today as physical distancing remains to be essential amid coronavirus pandemic.
With it the next biggest Islamic festival, Eid-ul-Azha, that buying cattle is an integral part, can be set to be observed with severe restrictions.
The government has recently come up with some ideas in order to avoid risk in the cattle market segments through proper management as the income level of almost all of the people has drop because of the current situation.
Amid the growing number of infected persons and deaths, a sizable portion of cattle reselling and purchasing will go online this season, say the officials.
In Bangladesh for recent years, on-line cattle trade has been gaining momentum and this year chances are to surpass all prior volumes.
Due to the safeness regulations for protecting against the spread of COVID-19, the digital platforms are already gearing up and have the opportunity to outsell the offline haats.
Currently, there are more than 100 online vendors; professional enterprises and people included, who will be ready to sell sacrificial animals.
Some are already acquiring bookings through various organizations and pages on Facebook.
A government-backed digital system, ‘Food for Country’ started sign up of sacrificial animal retailers Tuesday.
This initiative of Digital Haat was taken by Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) under its "Startup Bangladesh" banner with support from the ICT Division.
Elsewhere, local-based Facebook teams also have started operating. Person farm owners are as well optimistic about a better response in the online market.
Iftekhar Ahmed, owner of Hamdan Agro project told UNB that because of the rising threat of coronavirus, actually those in remote areas will consider the web markets for buying sacrificial animals this year.
"Selling cattle online can help the average person farmers greatly as the expenditures for middlemen will dwindle," he stated, adding that those that were skeptical before about the online trade must opt for it anyway.
He noted that there will be a risk of getting infected by COVID-19 if someone programs to go to any haat found in this period.
"The cattle farmers may see the demand for livestock go higher than supply this season," he added.
Iftekhar told UNB that his social media page for selling cattle is getting an excellent response especially from people of Dhaka. "I'll commence accepting bookings seven to 10 days just before the Eid evening and then deliver the cattle all at once to minimise the chance."
While speaking on the boom of online animal trade, the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) General Secretary Abdul Wahed Tamal told UNB that the sale of sacrificial pets online is likely to increase.
However, he also mentioned that the approximate sales number can't be predicted so early.
"We might determine an approximate physique after observing the transactions taking place in the next fourteen days," he told UNB.
He as well confirmed that E-CAB will launch a digital program to facilitate cattle sellers and buyers in a few days.
"We are sure that over the coming years, the sale of sacrificial animals on line will definitely rise," he advised UNB. In 2018, Tamal informed UNB about the estimated 30 percent of the full total sacrificial animal revenue happening online. 2 yrs later given a diverse global situation that quantity may go over 50 percent.
While Tamal highlighted the web benefits such as simply no hassle with an unhygienic environment or keeping times of both buyer and seller, he also warned that the public should be cautious prior to making transactions with sketchy online parties.The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has taken about various changes to people’s normal lives with an evergrowing reliance on virtual platforms as physical distancing is advised by health experts to limit transmission of the virus.
Handful of could have imagined the total annual hajj would one day come to be restricted to simply a few Muslims within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But that's the fact today as physical distancing remains crucial amid coronavirus pandemic.
With it the next biggest Islamic event, Eid-ul-Azha, for which buying cattle is an integral part, can be set to be viewed with severe restrictions.
The government has recently come up with some ideas to avoid risk in the cattle marketplaces through proper management while the income level of most of the people has come down as a result of current situation.
Amid the growing number of infected persons and deaths, a large portion of cattle reselling and getting will go online this year, say the officials.
In Bangladesh for recent years, on-line cattle trade has been gaining momentum and this year chances are to surpass all past volumes.
Due to the basic safety regulations for avoiding the pass on of COVID-19, the digital platforms already are gearing up and have the likelihood to outsell the offline haats.
Currently, there are more than 100 online vendors; commercial enterprises and individuals included, who will be ready to sell sacrificial animals.
Some are already acquiring bookings through various organizations and pages on Facebook.
A government-backed digital platform, ‘Food for Country’ started sign up of sacrificial animal sellers Tuesday.
This initiative of Digital Haat was taken by Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) under its "Startup Bangladesh" banner with support from the ICT Division.
Elsewhere, local-based Facebook groupings also have started operating. Individual farm owners are as well optimistic about a better response in the online market.
Iftekhar Ahmed, owner of Hamdan Agro project told UNB that as a result of rising risk of coronavirus, actually those in remote areas will consider the online markets for ordering sacrificial animals this year.
“Selling cattle online can help the average person farmers greatly seeing as the bills for middlemen will dwindle,” he said, adding that those that were skeptical before about the online trade must choose it anyway.
He noted that there will be a threat of getting infected by COVID-19 if someone ideas to visit any haat found in this period.
“The cattle farmers could see the demand for livestock increase than supply this year,” he added.
Iftekhar told UNB that his social media page for selling cattle gets an excellent response especially from people of Dhaka. “I’ll begin accepting bookings seven to 10 days just before the Eid evening and deliver the cattle all at once to minimise the chance.”
While speaking on the boom of online animal trade, the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) General Secretary Abdul Wahed Tamal told UNB that the sales of sacrificial animals online is expected to increase.
However, he also observed that the approximate product sales number cannot be predicted so early.
“We may determine an approximate physique after observing the transactions occurring in the next two weeks,” he told UNB.
He likewise confirmed that E-CAB can launch a digital program to facilitate cattle retailers and buyers in a few days.
“We are certain that over the approaching years, the sales of sacrificial animals over the internet will definitely rise,” he told UNB. In 2018, Tamal educated UNB about the estimated thirty percent of the full total sacrificial animal product sales happening online. 2 yrs later given a diverse global situation that amount may go over 50 percent.
While Tamal highlighted the online benefits such as not any hassle with an unhygienic environment or saving times of both buyer and seller, he likewise warned that the public should be cautious prior to making transactions with sketchy online parties.
