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Survey on the Present Status of Infrastructure and Quality Management System in Golda Farms and Depots of Selected Area

M. N. Haider
Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

M. Faridullah
Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

M. N. Islam
Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

M. Kamal
Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Post harvest qualitative and quantitative changes have been studied in an important crustacean species prawn, Golda (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) of Bangladesh at various stages of handling Golda have been studied. Detailed information on post-harvest handling, storage, transportation, and distribution of prawn using pre-tested questionnaires was collected from some selected farms and depots of four Golda producing districts viz. Khulna, Bagerhat, Jessore and Norail area. The information on various aspects was collected through interview with cross section of people engaged in farms and depots. The aspects of information collected on Golda farms were: farm conditions, infrastructure, harvesting, farm production, post-harvest care, transportation and quality measures. Information collected on various aspects of depots was: infrastructure facilities, condition of shrimp during receiving, handling, transportation, washing and owners’ opinion about the quality of prawn from previous year experiences. The post-harvest losses of Golda is due to soft shell, improper washing or washing with unclean water, longer duration of harvesting, exposure of shrimp at high ambient temperature for a long time (delayed icing), contamination, piled up on a dirty floor, general lack of hygiene and dipping in water to weight gain was about 1-4% of the total harvested quantity.

Keywords: Golda farm, Depots, Infrastructure, Quality management, Questionnaires

Location: Khulna, Bagerhat, Jessore and Norail districts, Bangladesh

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End Date:

Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Commodity: Prawn

Objectives:

To know the status of infrastructure facilities, assess the level of quality degradation and estimate quantitative losses of prawn at various stages of handling from farms to supply of processing plants and to determine the causes of such losses.

Methodology:

Information on the present status of infrastructure facilities and quality management system of Golda farms and depots of Khulna, Bagerhat, Jessore and Norail districts were collected using pre-tested questionnaires and through interviews. From each district 2 upazilas and from each upazila 2 farms and 2 depots were selected i.e. a total number of 16 Golda farms 16 depots were selected randomly representing the maximum Golda farming of selected districts. The questionnaires were developed jointly by the Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh and Bangladesh Shrimp Foundation, Dhaka.

Source of Information: Progress. Agric. 19(2) : 177-186, 2008 ISSN 1017-8139

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/PA/article/view/16959/11911

Funding Source:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The information on various aspects was collected through interview with cross section of people engaged in farms and depots. The aspects of information collected on Golda farms were: farm conditions, infrastructure, harvesting, farm production, post-harvest care, transportation and quality measures. Information collected on various aspects of depots was: infrastructure facilities, condition of shrimp during receiving, handling, transportation, washing and owners’ opinion about the quality of prawn from previous year experiences. The post-harvest losses of Golda is due to soft shell, improper washing or washing with unclean water, longer duration of harvesting, exposure of shrimp at high ambient temperature for a long time (delayed icing), contamination, piled up on a dirty floor, general lack of hygiene and dipping in water to weight gain was about 1-4% of the total harvested quantity.

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