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Fish Farming Status at Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

Baadruzzoha Sarker
Production Officer, BRAC Fish Hatchery, Sreemangal, Moulvibazar-3214, Bangladesh

Muhammad Forhad Ali
Department of Aquaculture, Sheikh Fajilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College, Melandah, Jamalpur, Bangladesh (PhD Fellow, Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh)

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

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.

Keywords: Fish farming, Stocking density, Feed, Fish production, Sreemangal

Location: Sreemangal upazila, Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-01-2015

End Date: 00-12-2015

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Fish

Objectives:

To determine the Fish Farming status at Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh

Methodology:

Study Area and Target Farmers:The study was conducted at Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district for obtaining detailed information about pond fishery resources and constraints associated. The data were collected fortnightly from 90 randomly selected fish farmers of 9 unions covering the selected study area from January 2015 to December 2015. Data Collection Methods:The necessary data were collected using questionnaire and crosscheck interviews. The draft questionnaire was tested by the opinion of 10 fish farmers and much awareness was given to any new information which was not designed to ask but was considerable and informative to accomplish the objectives. The questionnaire was changed, modified and rearranged according to the experiences. Data were collected from fish farmers to get comprehensive information on their fish farming systems and various obstacles concerned with it. For collecting data both individual and group interviews were conducted at the pond sites and or in the house of the farmers. In favour of this study one of the PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) tool and FGD (Focus Group Discussion) was conducted to obtain more accurate data (Chambers, 1992; Nabasa et al., 1995). A total of 10 FGD sessions were conducted where each group size of FGD was 8 to10 farmers. The FGD session was held in front of village shops, under the big trees, farmer’s house and school premises. At the beginning of the interview, a brief introduction about the objectives of the survey was given to each of the farmers/FGD groups and assured them that all information would be kept confidential. Each question was explained clearly and asked systematically for their sound understanding. After collecting the data through questionnaire interviews and FGD, crosscheck interviews were conducted with Upazila Fisheries Officer, Assistant Fisheries Officer, relevant NGO workers, Chairman and Members of the Union Councils. Data Processing and Analysis: The collected data were scrutinized and summarized carefully before the actual tabulation. Some of the data e. g., pond area and pond depth were collected into local units and converted into data with standard units. Then the data were tabulated into a preliminary data sheet of a computer and compared with computer spreadsheets to ensure the accuracy of the data entered. After data entry, the data were analyzed through statistical method using Microsoft excel.

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 3, No. 2, August 2016: 361-368

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Achievement/Findings:

The study showed that fish production was satisfactory and all farmers made a profit from fish farming. While the potential benefits are great, lack of aquaculture friendly credit support and inadequate technical assistance were constraints to the sustainability of fish farming. It is therefore, necessary to provide institutional, organizational, and government support for sustainable fish farming. Additionally, a cost effective research-extension-farmers association technique is a prime need to increase fish production.

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