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Participation of Rural Youth in Fish Farming Activities

M.M. Rahaman
Former MS student
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

M.J. Hoque
Associate Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

M.G. Farouque
Associate Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purposes of the study were to determine the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the rural youth and their participation in fish farming activities. Field work for the study was conducted in Dewanganj upazila under Jamalpur district. Data were collected randomly from 99 rural youths out of 277 rural youths. Fish farming activities was measured by considering five aspects namely pond preparation, fry release, disease control, fish harvesting and fish marketing. The possible scores of extent of participation of rural youth could ranged from 0-45 while observed scores ranged from 11-36 with an average of 23.88 and standard deviation of 5.85. It was found that 34%, 51% and 14% had low, medium and high participation in fish farming activities, respectively. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient (r) was used to explore the relationships between the concerned variables. The correlation analysis showed that level of education, annual family income, training experience, extension media contact, cosmopoliteness, knowledge on fish farming activities and social participation had positive and significant relationships with the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities.The above findings lead to recommend that to increase the participation of rural youth in fish farming activities the concerned authorities should take proper steps considering the significant characteristics of the rural youth and in particular the aspects in which their participation is specifically low.

Keywords: Participation, Rural youth, Fish farming

Location: Chukajani and Chukaibari of Dewanganj upazilla under Jamalpur district

Start Date: 10-03-2010

End Date: 12-04-2010

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Fish

Objectives:

To determine and describe the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities.
To determine the relationships between the selected characteristics of the rural youth and their extent of participation in fish farming activities.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in two unions namely, Chukajani and Chukaibari of Dewanganj upazilla under Jamalpur district. These two unions of Jamalpur district were selected purposively as fish farming is a common practice in this upazilla and there remains ample scope of rural youth participation in fish farming activities. The selection was made on the basis of suggestions made by Upazila Fisheries Officer, Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer and Union Parishad Members of Dewanganj upazila. An up dated list of all the rural youths of the selected unions was prepared by the help of the Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) and respective union perished members. A total of 277 rural youths in the selected unions were considered as population of the study. Thirty six percent of the population (Total 99 rural youths) was randomly selected as a sample of the study. A pre-tested and structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the farmers during 10 March to 12 April, 2010. The extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities was measured by considering five aspects, namely pond preparation, fry release, disease control, fish harvesting and fish marketing. Under five major aspects fifteen fish farming activities were considered to measure the respondent’s participants. A 4-point rating scale such as full participation, moderate participation, low participation, and not at all was followed to determine the extent of participation. The score against the scales were 3,2,1, and 0 respectively. The overall fish farming score of a respondent was measured by adding the scores obtained in all five aspects of fish farming activity. So, overall fish farming activity score could range from 0 to 45, where zero indicated the lowest level of participation and 45 indicated the highest level of participation by the rural youth.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education, Volume 22, No. 1&2, 2010:87-93, ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority (85%) of the rural youth in the study area had low to medium participation in fish farming activities, while only 14% are highly involved in fish farming activities. This lead to conclusion that there is an ample scope of increasing rural youth participation for more fish production. Annual income of the respondents had positive significant relationship with the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities. It implies that, the annual family income can be increased by increasing their participation in fish farming activities. Majority (86%) of the respondents had no or short training experience and it had positive and significant relationship with the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities. This indicates that training experience can make rural youth skilled personnel and then it will be helpful for increasing fish production. The highest proportion (78%) of the respondent had low to medium extension media contact which had positive significant relationship with the extent of participation of rural youth in fish farming activities. This implies that if media contact of rural youth increase, they will be more interested to participate in fish farming activities. Most of the respondents (71%) had medium cosmopoliteness which had significant relationship with their extent of participation in fish farming activities. Hence it could be concluded that cosmopolite people are more interested to involve in fish farming activities. The great proportion (83%) of the respondents had high knowledge about fish farming activities which had positive significant relationship. Thus, increasing of knowledge about fish farming activities can be made rural youth interested to involve in fish farming. Majority (95%) of the respondents had medium to high social participation and also had significant and positive relationship with their extent of participation in fish farming activities. It indicates that if social participation of rural youth increases, they will be more interested to participation in fish farming activities.

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