Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the socioeconomic characteristics and constraints of participatory pond fish farmers in Muktagachha upazila (sub-district) under Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Data were collected by using a structured interview schedule during 01 to 31 October 2018 from a sample of 100 fish farmers (50% of total population) who were selected randomly from a population of 200. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, rank order and coefficient of correlation. The majority of the participatory pond fish farmers (90%) faced medium to low constraints. Among 22 constraints, lack of training on aquaculture was identified as the most critical one, followed by high price of various inputs. The least important constraint of the farmers was crisis of water in dry season. It was revealed that fish farming experience, annual family income and training exposure were significantly associated with the constraints of participatory pond fish farmers. It is therefore recommended that the Department of Fisheries (DOF) and other related organizations can offer credit facilities, proper training and suitable extension services to minimize the constraints of participatory pond fish farmers and meet the increasing demand of fish in Bangladesh.
 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(2): 170-176, December 2020
Highlights
Bangladesh has favorable resources along with agro-climatic conditions, which makes it one of the more suitable countries for fish farming (Shamsuzzaman et al, 2020; Ahmed et al, 2012)
A huge number of farmers are involved with fish farming and have received extension services from Department of Fisheries (Sheheli et al, 2013)
The findings revealed that the majority (90%) of the fish farmers were young to middle aged and maximum of them (65%) had primary to secondary education
Summary
Bangladesh has favorable resources along with agro-climatic conditions, which makes it one of the more suitable countries for fish farming (Shamsuzzaman et al, 2020; Ahmed et al, 2012). Bangladesh is blessed with the world's largest flooded wetland and considered as the third largest aquatic biodiversity in Asia after China and India (Shamsuzzaman et al, 2016). Bangladesh is one of the world's leading fish producing countries with a total farming of 42.77 lakh metric ton, where aquaculture farming contributes 56.24% of the total fish farming (DOF, 2018). Bangladesh ranked 3rd in inland open water capture production and 5th in world aquaculture production (FAO, 2018). Fish supplements about 60% of Bangladeshi people’s daily animal protein intake (DOF, 2018). Fish is a popular complement to rice in the national diet, giving rise to the adage Maache-Bhate Bangali (a Bengali is made of fish and rice) (Ghose, 2014)
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