Abstract
The objectives of this study was to assess the extent of problems faced by the farmers in catfish culture with randomly selected 120 catfish cultivars in Trishal upazila under Mymensingh district. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Based on the level of problem faced by the farmers in catfish culture they were divided into three groups; less problem, moderate problem and high problem and it was observed through survey that the majority (60 %) of the farmers faced moderate problem while 22.50% percent of the farmers faced low problem and 17.50% farmer faced high problem. Farmers’ problem face was influenced by their media contact for fish farming, training exposure, level of education and organizational participation. Farmers having higher media contact, higher training participation, higher educational level and higher organizational involvement faced lower problem in catfish culture. On the basis of Problem Faced Index (PFI) score calculated to rank the problems, it was observed that high price of feed ranked most severe problem followed by unavailability of quality feed, high price of vaccine and medicine and low production and lack of local market. The findings may contribute in formulating policies to reduce farmers’ problem in catfish culture.
 Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.8(2): 241-248, August 2021
Highlights
Rivers and other forms of water sources such as ponds, streams, and lakes surround Bangladesh
It is endowed with vast open water resources and a diverse aquatic ecosystem
Bangladesh came in third place for inland open water capture production and fifth place for global aquaculture production
Summary
Rivers and other forms of water sources such as ponds, streams, and lakes surround Bangladesh. The fish and fisheries sector has played a critical role in Bangladesh's socioeconomic growth, and it is a part of our cultural legacy (Akter et al, 2015) It is crucial for Bangladesh's nutrition, employment, and export revenues. Catfish is a species-rich and exceptionally diverse group of fishes constituting the order Siluriformes Fishes of this group are easy to identify because their body is usually naked (without scales) or covered with bony plates and the majority of them have barbels (whiskers) around their mouths (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991). This large group of fish is numerously represented in Bangladesh (Rahman, 2005) and all over the world (Lundberg and Friel, 2003). At least 55 species of catfishes belonging to 35 genera have been recorded so far in Bangladesh (Rahman, 2005)
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