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Problems and Prospects of Fish Fry Trade in Jessore District, Bangladesh

MD. ASLAM ALI
Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

S.M. ASHIKUR RAHMAN
Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh

UZZAL ROY
Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

MD. FAZLUL HAQUE
Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

MD. ATIKUL ISLAM
Depatment of Agriculture, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An investigation was carried out based on the survey of the problems and prospects of fish fry trade in Jessore district in Bangladesh. The survey was conducted on 82 nursery operators and 50 fry traders from different parts of the country. The objective of the study was to know the present status of the trade, identify the problems associated with the business, assessment of aids needed for the nursery operator and fry traders from Government and Non-government sector to make the business more furnished. The study was made on technical knowledge of the nursery operator, number of people involve, marketing channel, means of transportation, and facilities available. It was found that approximately 45000 kg hatchlings were produced from the 85 running hatcheries. But the actual number of hatcheries are around 200 in the study area. There were 400 nursery owners operating this business and 1621 lac fry of 1-4"size were produced from 82 studied nurseries. The fingerlings were distributed to 30 districts of the country. More than 200 fry traders came here and carried the fry by means of bus, truck, pick-up van, manual van and train. It was found that 45% fry were locally consumed and rest were distributed to the far way districts. It was also found that due to poor technical knowledge and improper transportation, fry mortality was high. Moreover, due to high lease value, lack of credit facility and terrorism, the nursery operators deprived of getting expected profit. Therefore, the government should give special attention in providing proper training and credit support for the development of this trade and to develop their technical skill.

Keywords: Fish fry, Trade, Problems, Prospects

Location: Jessore district.

Start Date: 00-06-2002

End Date: 00-10-2002

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Aquatic animal

Objectives:

To know the existing condition of the trade
To know the fry marketing channel
To know the existing nursery operation system
To find out the technical problems associated in this trade

Methodology:

This chapter deals with the methodology which was adopted for selection of the study area and collection of data. The methodology that was used for this study is briefly described below. Study area: The study was conducted on 82 nursery operators of Jessore district. Due to importance of fish fry trade Chanchra of sadar upazilla was taken as the main study area. Two other Upazillas namely Monirampur and Bagherpara were also considered as study area and similar numbers of customers come from different parts of the country. Both the nursery operators and the customers were selected randomly. Types of data collection: For collection of data a structured questionnaire was prepared. Before formulating the questionnaire, visits were made in the study area .Different information about carp nursery trade were collected during the visit. After finalizing the questionnaire relevant data were collected by interviewing both the nursery operators and the fry traders directly. The researcher himself collected the data during pick season (June to October, 2002) of the business. Questionnaire preparation: The questionnaire was prepared emphasizing the objective mentioned above. Before finalization of the questionnaire, it was pre-tested through a field visit. Then the questionnaire was finalized and prepared for survey work. The questions were specific and were free from any kind of influence.

Source of Information: Marine. res. aqua. 1(1):38-45 (January 2010) ISSN 2076-3913

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Achievement/Findings:

It was found that approximately 45000 kg hatchlings were produced from the 85 running hatcheries. But the actual number of hatcheries are around 200 in the study area. There were 400 nursery owners operating this business and 1621 lac fry of 1-4"size were produced from 82 studied nurseries. The fingerlings were distributed to 30 districts of the country. More than 200 fry traders came here and carried the fry by means of bus, truck, pick-up van, manual van and train. It was found that 45% fry were locally consumed and rest were distributed to the far way districts. It was also found that due to poor technical knowledge and improper transportation, fry mortality was high. Moreover, due to high lease value, lack of credit facility and terrorism, the nursery operators deprived of getting expected profit. Therefore, the government should give special attention in providing proper training and credit support for the development of this trade and to develop their technical skill.

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