Problem confrontation of sugarcane farmers in Natore district of Bangladesh

Hoque, Md. Ashraful; Hossain, Md. Altaf; Sarker, Md. Asaduzzaman; Mithun, MNAS

doi:10.3329/ijarit.v11i1.54472

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“…This might imply that farmers' exposure to extension media contact provides an opportunity to get new techniques and knowledge of farming, which can significantly affect their training needs on tilapia fish culture. Extension media concept in terms of interpersonal and face to face forms of communication renders good sources of information for managing diversified farm activities effectively (Odini, 2014;Hoque et al, 2021). The finding is consistent with the results found by Sarker (2004) and Hossen (2016) in their study.…”

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Determinants of training needs of the tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) fish farmers: an empirical study from a selected area in Bangladesh

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Capacity building of fish farmers is inevitable for profitable fish farming. This research was undertaken primarily to identify the factors influencing the training requirements of tilapia fish farmers and to assess the level of training required for optimal farm management. Thus, the research was conducted in Phulpur Upazila (sub-district) under the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 100 randomly selected tilapia fish farmers using a pre-tested questionnaire. The training needs of tilapia fish farmers were measured using a four-point rating scale. The overwhelming majority (99%) of the respondents reported high training needs. Determination of mono-sex tilapia, a non-probiotic and probiotic fish production, and production techniques of mono-sex tilapia were identified as significant areas of training needs. Linear multiple regressions confirmed that level of education, experience in fish farming, training received, extension media contact and social mobility were the statistically significant determinants (P0.05) of the training needs for the tilapia fish farmers. The high cost of fish feed, unavailability of extension service, and high fertilizer costs were identified as the major problems faced by the respondents. Respective authorities, especially the Department of Fisheries (DoF), should emphasize initiating capacity-building programs for the farmers, considering the identified training needs and problems. In addition, providing training, ensuring the availability of credits at low-interest rate, supply inputs for tilapia culture for improving tilapia fish farming could facilitate the farmers.

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Determinants of training needs of the tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) fish farmers: an empirical study from a selected area in Bangladesh

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“…Thus, farmers with greater communication exposure are more knowledgeable about using artificial feed in catfish culture than farmers with less or no exposure to communication. This is due to the fact that farmers with greater communication exposure have more options to contact various information sources for efficiently managing a variety of farm activities (Odini, 2014;Hoque et al, 2021) [36,26] . This finding is similar with a number of other studies that reported farmers having more commuination exposure usually plays a positive role in gaining knowldge Ali (2012) [1] , Farhad (2003) [22] , Sarker (2004) [43] and Hossen (2016) [30] .…”

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Knowledge of fish farmers on using artificial feed for catfish culture

Sheheli,

Akter,

Hasan

et al. 2023

Int. J. Fish. Aquat. Stud.

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Bangladesh's numerous inland lakes and river systems make capture fisheries and aquaculture here very promising. Bangladesh is producing more catfish since they are exceptionally resilient and can tolerate harsh weather conditions and unstable habitats. The aims of the research were to assess fish farmers' knowledge of using artificial feed for catfish culture and to identify the variables affecting their knowledge level. Thus, the research was conducted in three villages of Gauripur upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh district. In-person interviews were conducted with 80 randomly chosen catfish farmers. According to the findings, the vast majority of respondents (63%) had medium-level and 32% had high and 5% of farmers found which have a low level of knowledge on using artificial feed for catfish culture. Formal education, fish farming experience, farm size, annual income, social mobility, communication exposure and training received were positively and significantly correlated with the knowledge of the respondents. Multiple linear regression analysis confirmed that formal education, communication exposure, and training received significantly influenced fish farmers' knowledge. High cost of fish feed, inaccessibility of good quality fish feed and lack of proper training were identified as the major problems faced by the fish farmers. In connection to these difficulties, development agencies such as Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, relevant nongovernment and private organizations should take appropriate action like regular need based training, method demonstration, result demonstration, field day, other extension activities to increase the fish farmers' knowledge on using artificial feed for catfish culture.

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“…Means of the variables x and y, respectively. Finally, the major 14 problems of LEAFs were measured by using a 4-point rating scale (Hoque et al, 2021). The respondents were asked to rate each problem as high, medium, low and not at all, with corresponding score of 3, 2, 1 and 0, respectively.…”

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Job satisfaction of local extension agents for fisheries: Insights from farm level survey in Bangladesh

Kowsari

Moni

Rahman

et al. 2022

Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci.

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The present study was conducted to assess job satisfaction of local extension agents for fisheries (from here and later in LEAFs) in Melandaha and Islampur sub-districts under Jamalpur district of Bangladesh. Data were collected by the researchers from LEAFs during September to November 2021 through face-to-face interviews by using a structured interview schedule. Descriptive statistics, rank order, and coefficient of correlation were used to analyze the data. Almost all of LEAFs (97.8 percent) had low to medium job satisfaction in extension service delivery. Among fifteen job satisfaction indicators, ‘supervisor’s guidance’ was identified as the most important one. The least ranked indicator was ‘job security’. Correlation analysis showed that age, level of education, job experience, training exposure, and organizational participation of LEAFs are significantly associated with their job satisfaction. All of the LEAFs (100 percent) faced medium to high problems in the research area. The most severe of the fourteen problems was ‘farmers’ reluctance to accept new technologies,’ followed by ‘shortage of manpower’. The least important problem of LEAFs was ‘farmers are non–cooperative’. Therefore, it is highly recommended that if an advance training program for LEAFs could be organized to solve their problems, it would be great to get quality extension services and build a well-organized fisheries sector in Bangladesh which will finally help to enhance nutritional security and poverty reduction in the country.

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Problem confrontation of sugarcane farmers in Natore district of Bangladesh

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Determinants of training needs of the tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) fish farmers: an empirical study from a selected area in Bangladesh

Determinants of training needs of the tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) fish farmers: an empirical study from a selected area in Bangladesh

Knowledge of fish farmers on using artificial feed for catfish culture

Job satisfaction of local extension agents for fisheries: Insights from farm level survey in Bangladesh

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