Management practice adoption and productivity of commercial aquaculture farms in selected areas of Bangladesh

Md Masudul Haque Prodhan,Md Akhtaruzzaman Khan

doi:10.3329/jbau.v16i1.36491

Abstract

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.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(1): 111-116, April 2018

Highlights

Aquaculture has expanded tremendously in Bangladesh and achieved 5th position in the world accounting for 2.43% of the total global aquaculture production (MoF, 2016)
Dependent members was more in the large family, but they worked as family labor in aquaculture ponds and reduce labor cost as well as enhance productivity
Adoption of scientific aquaculture management practices (SAMP) is essential for increasing the productivity of any farm business

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Introduction

Aquaculture has expanded tremendously in Bangladesh and achieved 5th position in the world accounting for 2.43% of the total global aquaculture production (MoF, 2016). This sector plays a significant role for reducing protein deficiency and malnutrition, generating employment and earnings foreign exchange. Good quality fingerling is another important input which moves-up the productivity of aquaculture. Different water cleaning measures like removal of sediment, water exchange, salt and lime ensure good water quality which reduces harmful gas, disease prevalence and mortality rate. Culture system such as monoculture and polyculture affects the aquaculture productivity. Adoption of SAMP may be affected by different socioeconomic characteristics of the producers

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