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Attitude of Farmers Towards Thai Koi Farming in Selected Upazila of Bangladesh

Farruk Ahmed
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Mohammad Zulfikar Rahman
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purposes of the study were to determine the attitude of farmers towards Thai Koi farming in a selected area of Mymensingh district. An attempt was also made to identify the problems faced by the farmers in Thai Koi farming. Data were obtained from randomly selected 70 Thai Koi farmers of Shaiod and Ahmedpur villages in Kheruajani Union under Muktagachha Upazila of Mymensingh district during April 2015. The attitude of the farmers was measured in respect of different aspects of Thai koi production. A three-point rating scale was used to indicate the Thai koi farmers’ response against each statement. The possible score for each respondent could range from 15 to 45 and the observed scores ranged from 31 to 41. It is evident that ‘I believe that Thai koi farming in pond can supply protein and nutrition to the family members ranked first as a statement in attitude scale of Thai Koi farmers. The second is ‘I like Thai Koi farming because it has higher growth rate than that of other local Koi’. Most of the Thai Koi farmers had highly favourable attitude. Among the problems, ‘high sensitivity to disease of Thai Koi’ got the highest problem confrontation score and stood the first ranked problem and other problems were ‘High price of Thai koi feed’, High price of drugs’ and ‘High price of farm labour’ etc. Farmers suggested from their experiences that there should have need-based spot training on effective management of Thai Koi farming. In achieving this target, Department of Fisheries and allied NGOs may play a crucial role.

Keywords: Attitude, Thai Koi farming, Favorable, Nutrition, High growth

Location: Muktagacha Upazila under Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2015

End Date: 00-00-2015

Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Koi/Climbing, Attitude

Objectives:

i) to determine the extent of the attitude of farmers towards Thai Koi farming and ii) to find out the problems of farmers in Thai Koi farming.

Methodology:

The study was conducted at two villages namely Shaiod and Ahmedpur of Kheruajani Union of Muktagacha Upazila under Mymensingh district. Muktagacha Upazila was purposively selected because Thai Koi culture is practiced in an extensive way here and people are highly dependent on Thai koi farming as their major occupation. Besides Thai Koi farmers are more easily available in these two villages than other areas due to their local background (340 farmers possessed Thai koi farming among 1470 Fish farmers in 2012, Upazila Fisheries Office, Muktagacha, Official data, 2013). The selection was made on the basis of suggestions made by Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) and other relevant officials of Muktagacha Upazila. The total number of Thai Koi farm households in these two villages was 340 which constituted the sampling population. In the second step 26% were randomly selected as sample. Seventy (70) Thai koi Farmers were selected and constituted the sample for this study. Both qualitative and quantitative means of data collection procedures were used in the study. Data were collected through the pre-tested interview schedule by face-to-face interview procedure during April 2015.The interviews, lasting about one hour each, focused on attitude of farmers towards Thai Koi farming and their major problems in Thai koi farming. Cross-check interviews were conducted with Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer, researchers and relevant non-government organization (NGO) workers. Data from questionnaire interviews were coded and entered into SPSS software package for analysis. Examination of attitude of farmers towards Thai Koi farming was the main objective of the study. Fifteen (15) statements were selected during pre-testing of the interview. Ten were positive statements and five were negative statements. A three-point rating scale weighing 1, 2, and 3 for disagree, no opinion, and agree respectively was used positive attitude statements and reverse was used for negative attitude statements. So the possible score for each farmer could range from 15 to 45 for 15 statements. For better understanding, Computed Attitude Score (CAS) was developed to rank order opinion of the attitude statements. So a particular statement could range from 70 to 210 for 70 farmers. CAS= Fas × 3 + Fnos × 2 + Fds × 1 Where, Fas =Thai Koi farmers agree with the statements Fnos=Thai Koi farmers having no opinion with the statements Fds =Thai Koi farmers disagree with the statements Problem of farmers in Thai koi farming was measured against fourteen selected problem statements. Problem in each item has been presented with the frequency distribution of the farmers. Each of the problems were categorized against a scale of no problem, slight problem, moderate problem, high problem, and scored as 0, 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Source of Information: Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(2): 113-117, 2017

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Achievement/Findings:

As maximum farmers show a favorable attitude towards Thai Koi farming, it may be well utilized while any planned program is taken up for the development of Thai Koi farming in the locality. The related organizations (Department of Fisheries, NGOs etc.) should go forward with their latest technologies and scientific issues towards attaining sustainable Thai Koi production. As the farmers face medium problems regarding Thai Koi farming, farmers and concerned extension workers should feel that these problems, with their own nature and extent, can affect their Koi farming enormously. These problems should be taken under serious consideration if Thai Koi farming want to progress in the concerned areas. The Thai Koi farmers should follow the scientific farming system in achieving a reasonable status of their farming. In order to achieve this, they should receive latest information of fish farming for relevant organization like Department of Fisheries (Department of Fisheries) and other allied organizations. Programs like credit and standard input supply, information support, motivation may help them well.

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