Socio Economic Conditions of the Hatchery Labors in Chanchra Area of Jessor District in Bangladesh

Tahmina Siddika

doi:10.11648/j.aff.20160503.11

Abstract

The study was conducted on the hatchery labors in some selected area of Jessore Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh under the district of Jessore by using a logical questionnaire on socio-economic condition of hatchery labor. The main objective of the study is to know the socio-economic condition of the hatchery labors in some selected area of Chanchra region of Jessore district. The specific objectives are to know the different labor categories in hatcheries of Chanchra region and to know the socio-economic condition of hatchery labors. A total of 40 hatchery labors were selected and interviewed. It was found that the average age group of hatchery labor is 26-35 years, predominantly all of them are male and any presence of female labor was not found. It was found that about 95% labor use tube-well water and 5% use deep tube-well water. Regarding mean of transport, 65% labor move by on foot. It was found that about 75% hatchery had no medical treatment facility. However, further study about the socio-economic condition is needed and institutional, organizational, technical and credit supports are needed for their better socio-economic and sustainable livelihood.

Highlights

Fisheries sector is playing a vital role regarding employment generation, animal protein supply, foreign currency earning and poverty alleviation Hossain et al, [1]
The main objective of the study is to know the socio-economic condition of the hatchery labors in some selected area of Chanchra region of Jessore district
For collecting data on socio-economic condition of hatchery labors, survey was conducted in three places in Chanchra region. 40 labors were randomly selected

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Introduction

Fisheries sector is playing a vital role regarding employment generation, animal protein supply, foreign currency earning and poverty alleviation Hossain et al, [1]. Fisheries sector contributes 4.39% to the national GDP and almost one-fourth (22.76%) to the agricultural GDP Bangladesh Economic Update [3] In recent years, this sector performs the highest GDP growth rate in comparison to other agricultural sectors (crop, livestock and forestry).The growth rate of this sector over the last 10 years is almost steady and encouraging; varying from 4.76 to 7.32 percent with an average of 5.61 percent DoF [4]. The sector’s contribution to the national economy is higher than its’ 4.39% share in GDP, as it provides about 60% of the animal protein intake and more than 11% of the total population of the country is directly or indirectly involved in this sector for their livelihood DoF [4]

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