Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Catfish is a diverse group of fish. These fish species are significantly important
because of its rapid growth and high economic value among the community
people. This study is focused to determine the extent of adoption of catfish
culture by the farmers in Jashore sadar upazila. Data were collected from 97
catfish farmer during October, 2020. Data regarding adoption status of catfish in
the last three years were investigated. Descriptive statistics, multiple regression
were used for analysis. Most of respondents 70.10% had medium level of
adoption towards catfish farming while 15.46% and 14.44% of them had low and
high level of adoption respectively. Among the influential variables, education,
farming experience, attitude towards catfish culture, problems faced by the
farmer during adoption of catfish farming were significant contributor. Most of
the farmer of the study area culture Pangas, Shing, Pabda , Tengra and Magur.
Adoption of catfish cultivation is increasing in the study area. High price of
material inputs, diseases outbreak, broker problem, inbreeding in fish,
unavailability of skilled manpower, flood or heavy raining, poor transportation
systems were found constraints among farmers during catfish farming. For
sustaining and enhancing catfish cultivation, farmers’ need to provide with
reasonable price of material input, need to provide natural and pure catfish
breeder species, need government’s continuous support, develop transportation
system, ensure adequate training to create skill manpower.
Key words: Adoption, Catfish Farming, Innovation, Jashore
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2018
