Status of Pond Fish Farmers in Some Selected Areas of Mithapukur Upazila under Rangpur District, Bangladesh

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 4 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Md. Abdul Halim, Abu Rayhan, S. Sharmin, Debashis Kumar Mondal

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I3P103

How to Cite?

Md. Abdul Halim, Abu Rayhan, S. Sharmin, Debashis Kumar Mondal, "Status of Pond Fish Farmers in Some Selected Areas of Mithapukur Upazila under Rangpur District, Bangladesh," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4,  no. 3, pp. 12-16, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I3P103

Abstract:

Thepresent study was conducted in Mithapukur Upazila under Rangpur district to know the status of pond fish farmers from September 2016 to December 2016. The study was done to evaluate the present fish culture practices of pond fish farmers in this area. A total of 100 pond fish farmers were interviewed with a wellstructured questionnaire. Average pond size was 0.12 ha where polyculture (97%) of Indian major carps and exotic carp were practiced by most of the farmers. In the study areas, 67% of the ponds were seasonal and 33% were perennial. Fish fingerlings were stocked from March to May and average stocking density was found to be 14,500 fry/ha/yr. Average annual yield of fish was found to be 3,025 kg/ha/yr. Average fish production cost was Tk.3,36,000.00/ha/yr. Average return and net income were Tk. 4,53,750.00 /ha/yr and Tk. 1,17,750.00 /ha/yr respectively. The average costbenefit ratio (CBR) was 1.35.

Keywords:

Pond fish farmer, Polyculture, Stocking density and Cost-benefit ratio.

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