Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to describe the selected characteristics of farmers; to
assess the extent of problems encountered in catfish culture by the farmers; to explore
the contribution among each of the selected characteristics of farmers with their
problems encountered and to compare the problems encountered by the farmers in
catfish culture. The study was conducted with randomly selected 120 catfish cultivars
in Trishal upazila under Mymensingh district. A pre-tested interview schedule was
used to collect data from the respondents during 24
th
March, 2020 to 25
April, 2020.
Problems encountered in catfish culture was the dependent variable and its was
measured by on basis of problem encountered scores. Problems encountered in catfish
culture and the 11 selected characteristics of the respondents contributed the
independent variables of the study. Multiple regression was used to examine the
contribution of the selected characteristics of the respondents. The majority (60.00%)
of the farmers encountered medium problem while 22.50% percent of the farmers
encountered low problem. Comparatively few farmers (17.50%) encountered high
problem in catfish culture. Four characteristics of the respondent’s viz. media contact
for fish farming information, training exposure, level of education and organizational
participation had significant positive contribution with their Problems encountered in
catfish culture. On the basis of PEI, it was observed that “high price of feed” ranked
first followed by “unavailability of quality feed”, “high price of vaccine and
medicine”, “low production and lack of local market” and “disability of producing
required fish eggs” were the least problems encountered by the farmers in catfish
culture.
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, 2020
