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Economic Analysis of Tilapia-carp Polyculture in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

Mohammad Ataur Rahman
Department of Agricultural Finance and Banking, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, Bangladesh

Md. Tanzim Toky
Department of Agricultural Finance and Banking, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, Bangladesh

Mohammad Shahidul Islam
Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer
Phulpur, Mymensingh, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

Mezamun- Ara Mukta
Department of Agricultural Finance and Banking, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Aquaculture is moving on the way of intensification to fulfill the increasing demand of protein as capture fisheries are declining. The study was conducted to identify the socioeconomic characteristics, analyze the tilapia-carp polyculture system, profitability of tilapia-carp polyculture, and credit profile of the stratified randomly selected 50 sample farmers from Sherpur district in Bangladesh. Primary data were collected through field survey using an interview schedule. Some statistical measures like average percentage and ratios were calculated. The findings revealed that 36% of the respondents belonged to the age group of 25-29 years, 68% belong to medium family size (5 to 6 people), 44% respondents’ education level was higher secondary, 44% respondents’ primary occupation was fish farming and 46 % of were belonged to in annual income level of Tk. 150001-200000 ($1770 - $2360). Average fingerlings released in the tilapia-carp polyculture were 24240 per hectare per year. Most of the fingerlings collected from private hatcheries. The annual per hectare production of tilapia and carp were 8028 kg and 11085 kg., respectively. Per hectare per year gross cost, gross margin, gross return and net return were Tk. 1093008 ($12897), Tk. 759447 ($8961), Tk. 1735455 ($20477) and Tk. 642447 ($7580), respectively. The BCR of tilapia-carp polyculture for cash cost was 1.78 and full cost was 1.59. About 20% of the respondents took loan from different sources and they received 84.51% of their applied amount and 84.73 % of the loan money used in productive purposes. Mortality of fingerlings, the high price of the ingredient, low price of fish, high interest rate and non-availability of good quality fingerlings at proper time were identified to be the major problems in conducting pond fish production. Government and other agencies should come forward to provide subsidized feed, technical supports and credit facilities for the tilapia-carp fish farmers to make the enterprise effectively.

Keywords: Economic analysis, Polyculture, Socioeconomic characteristics, Tilapia-carp

Location: Sultarpur, Mirzapur, Bazitkhila, Modipara and Hossainkhila villages of Sherpur Sadar upazila in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-01-2020

End Date: 00-03-2020

Program Area: Resource Development and Management

Commodity: Tilapia

Objectives:

To identify the socioeconomic characteristics, analyze the tilapia-carp polyculture system, profitability of tilapia-carp polyculture, and credit profile of the stratified randomly selected 50 sample farmers from Sherpur district in Bangladesh.

Methodology:

A sample of 50 tilapia-carp polyculture pond fish farmers was selected randomly from Sultarpur, Mirzapur, Bazitkhila, Modipara and Hossainkhila villages of Sherpur Sadar upazila in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh. Required data were collect- ed through field survey using interview schedule. Focus group discussion and observation techniques also were used for collecting relevant information. A stratified random sampling technique was followed in this study. Simple statistical techniques such as percentage and arithmetic mean or average were employed to analyze the data. Activity budgets were calculated. There are 40 farmers had no credit constraints and 10 farmers had credit constraints. Data were collected for a period of three months from January 2020 to March 2020. Data were presented mostly in the tabular form in simple in calculation, widely used and easy to understand. Some statistical measures like average percentage and ratios were calculated as these were simple to understand and easy to calculate. These analyses also included socio- demographic characteristics of the sample farmers, production practices and input use, costs and return of tilapia fish culture. Per hectare profitability of tilapia- carp fish production from the viewpoint of individual farmers was measured in terms of gross return, gross margin, net return and benefit-cost ratio (undiscounted).

Source of Information: Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 5(3): 354-362 (2020)

Article Link (Online Journal): https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2020.0503017

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Achievement/Findings:

Tilapia-carp polyculture is an operational way to exploit benefits from available natural food in a pond. In the study area, the tilapia -carp polyculture is profitable. So, there is a great scope to utilize a profit in tilapia-carp farming to reduce poverty and create employment opportunity. Although the farmers identified some problems and constraints in tilapia-carp polyculture, such as in- sufficient water, diseases, theft, high feed cost etc. Therefore, the findings suggested that in order to increase the area under culture fish as well as its most rapid expansion the above problems should be solved as far as possible.

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