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Management Practice Adoption and Productivity of Commercial Aquaculture Farms in Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Md. Masudul Haque Prodhan
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Akhtaruzzaman Khan
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Adoption of scientific management practice is the pre-condition for increasing productivity in any farm business. This study estimates the level of scientific aquaculture management practice (SAMP) adoption, factor affecting adoption and its relation with productivity. Sixty aquaculture farms were selected from 3 upazilas of Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Adoption level was measured by following Sengupta (1967) while Tobit regression was used to assess the determinants of adoption level. Polynomial regression was employed to show the relationship among farm size, adoption level and productivity. Result revealed that average SAMP adoption level was 54% where 53% farmers were medium adopter. Training, experience, education and extension service had significant positive effect on level of adoption. Productivity was significantly higher for those farmers who adopted more SAMP. Adoption level, productivity and profitability of small farmers were higher than that of large farmers. The study suggests farmers for adopting scientific management practices in order to increase the aquaculture productivity and profitability.

Keywords: Management Practice Adoption, Productivity, Aquaculture, Bangladesh

Location: Trishal, Fulpur and Tarakanda of Mymensingh distric

Start Date: 00-00-2015

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

The specific objectives of the study are: (i) to estimate the level of SAMP adoption and identifying factors affecting adoption, (ii) to assess the relationship among adoption level, farm size and productivity in aquaculture farming.

Methodology:

The study was based on the primary data collected from 60 aquaculture farms located in 3 major aquaculture producing upazilas (Trishal, Fulpur and Tarakanda) of Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Pangas and tilapia were dominating species which contributes more than 40% of total aquaculture production in the study area. Therefore, pangas farm was chosen with mono and polyculture system. The farms were selected by using stratified random sampling technique from the lists provided by Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) and data were collected following face to face interview with pretested questionnaire in 2015. Fifteen aquaculture management practices were considered. These management practices were coded as ‘1’ for the response “who use less than the recommended dose”, ‘2’ for “who use more than recommended dose” and ‘3’ for “who use same as recommended dose”. Some management practices like weed control, dyke rising, species combination (surface, mid and bottom), feeding as per body weight, water quality test and maintain record book were coded as‘1’ for the positive response and ‘0’ for the negative response.

Source of Information: J Bangladesh Agril Univ 16(1): 111–116, 2018 ISSN 1810-3030 (Print) 2408-8684 (Online)

Article Link (Online Journal): doi: 10.3329/jbau.v16i1.36491

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Achievement/Findings:

Adoption of SAMP is essential for increasing the productivity of any farm business. This study tried to estimates the level of adoption of scientific aquaculture management practices, factors affecting adoption and its relation with farm size and productivity. For this purpose, 60 aquaculture farms were selected from Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Aquaculture farming was found profitable in the study area. In terms of adoption, average adoption level of SAMP was about 54% while 53% farmers were medium adopter. Training, experience, education and extension service had significant positive effect on adoption level while farm distance from home and age of the aquaculture fish farmers had negative effect. Adoption level and farm size were inversely associated implying that small farmers were relatively higher adopter compared to larger ones. High adoption level was positively related with productivity and profitability of aquaculture farming. In order to enhance the aquaculture productivity, farmers are suggested to adopt scientific management practices. Department of Fisheries (DoF), Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) and other related organizations can prepare and distribute leaflet on SAMP and production system. In addition, training on scientific aquaculture production system and extension services needs to expand all over the country.

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