Status of Pond Fish Farmers in Some Selected Areas of Mithapukur Upazila under Rangpur District, Bangladesh (original) (raw)
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The present study was conducted to know the status of pond fish farming in Saidpur upazila under Nilphamari district of Bangladesh. The survey research was conducted on 40 fish farmers during October 2016 to March 2017). Farmers were randomly selected from selected areas. Primary data were collected through a survey questioner; secondary data were collected from relevant literature. Average size of ponds was 8-30 decimals and containing 3-6 month water holding capacity with 65% seasonal pond. Average stocking density was found 1500-2000 fry/ha. Most of the farmer applied locally feed. About 30 % people did not found fish diseases, 55 % people mentioned that diseases occurred occasionally and 15% found outbreaks of diseases in every year. Production rate of the 40% respondents were very low only 20% were high, main problem is water scarcity and inadequate technical knowledge therefore more extension and research are needed to increasing production.
FISH FARMING STATUS AT SREEMANGAL UPAZILA OF MOULVIBAZAR DISTRICT, BANGLADESH
Research in Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries , 2016
The potential and prospect of fish farming of Sreemangal, Moulvibazar was carried out from January to December 2015 by interviewing of 90 fish farmers with a well-structured questionnaire. The survey revealed that 40% of the ponds were seasonal and 60% perennial, of which 85% with single ownership and 15% accompanied by multiple ownership. The average pond size was 0.13 ha and depth 2.6 m. The ponds were prepared using of lime, cow dung, urea and TSP at the rate of 250, 250, 40 and 20 kg/ha, respectively. Nearly all of the farmers practiced polyculture with Indian major carps and exotic carps. Fish was stocked from March to June and average stocking density was 15,500 fingerlings/ha. To sustain natural food production, farmers generally used cow dung, urea and TSP at the rate of 2,600, 300 and 150 kg/ha/yr, respectively. Healthy environmental condition was maintained by applying lime and salt at 600 and 60 kg/ha/yr, respectively. The fish were fed by supplementary feed (45% farm) e.g., rice bran and mustard oil-cake with an average quantity of 2,200 and 550 kg/ha/yr, respectively and artificial pellet feed (55% farm). The average fish production, production cost and profit were found 2,945 kg/ha/yr, 1,25,940 and 94,935 Tk./ha/yr, respectively. The major constraints for sustainable pond fish farming were non-availability of fish fingerlings during stocking period, insufficient water in dry season, high production cost, poor technical knowledge, lack of money etc. By establishing more hatcheries, arranging training at farm level, providing interest free or at lower interest loan to the farmers the existing fish production could be increased. To cite this article: Sarker B and MF Ali, 2016. Fish farming status at Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh. Res. Agric. Livest. Fish., 3 (2): 361-368.
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