Abstract:
Fisheries sector in Bangladesh has been playing a vital role in the economy of
Bangladesh from the time immemorial. The contribution of agricultural sector to
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about 14.2 percent in the FY 2017-18 of which
fisheries sub-sector contributed about 3.61 percent to the broad agricultural sector
Gross Domestic Product. The overall objectives of the present study were to examine
socio-demographic profile of fish producing farmers, to assess profitability and cage
fish farming. Chandpur district was selected for the study on the basis of extensive
cultivation of fish. Simple random sampling technique had been used for
collecting data from 106 sample farmers through interview schedule. After
analyzing the data, net return, and gross margin were found to be Tk. Tk. 13680 &
Tk 28680, respectively. Total costs of fish production were calculated at Tk. 48320
per cage fish production. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found to be 1.59 for cage fish
farming. Thus it was found that cage fish farming was highly profitable. This study
also identified some of the problems and constraints associated with cage fish
farming. These were categorized into economic, technical and social problems.
Problems faced by the farmers were ranked on the basis of corresponding
percentages.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management,
Dept. of Development and Poverty Studies,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERT STUDIES
SEMESTER: Jan - June, 2016
