Study on socio-economic status and farming practices of fish farmers in Pachrauta Municipality, Bara, Nepal

Neupane, Adarsha; Ranjan, Rahul; Pokharel, Aastha; Bhandari, Aashish; Karna, Priya

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34236

Heliyon

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34236

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Study on socio-economic status and farming practices of fish farmers in Pachrauta Municipality, Bara, Nepal

Adarsha Neupane,

Rahul Ranjan,

Aastha Pokharel

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Understanding the Abandonment of Aquaculturists: A Case in the Amazon (North of Brazil)

Hungria,

Pinto,

Macedo

et al. 2024

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Despite the huge potential of aquaculture in the Amazon, several producers have abandoned the activity due to a lack of assistance, technology, and innovation. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify factors that have contributed to the withdrawal of aquaculturists from the municipality of ‘Vigia de Nazaré’, state of Pará (Northern Region of Brazil). This case study took place in 2022 through a quanti-qualitative survey, applying structured questionnaires to former aquaculturists. A total of 30 fish farms were investigated, with 11 of them being abandoned. They are distributed across 10 rural communities that have developed fish farming, with ‘Vila de Itapuá’ (18.2%) being the most representative. When active, fish farming was practiced by men (100%) aged between 51 to 60 years (54.5%) with an incomplete primary education (100%), who carried out the activity for an average of 5 years (81.8%), quitting fish farming between the years 2019 and 2020 (72.7%). All former aquaculturists owned small properties, with excavated ponds in an extensive system and used family labor. The absence of technical assistance and the high cost of feed were pointed out as the main problems in the production chain. It is worth noting that the monoculture of Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) accounted for 63.6% of the species produced in rural communities. In conclusion, former aquaculturists express the desire to return to fish farming due to its socio-economic importance. For this, government actions supporting technical assistance and advanced studies in fish nutrition by educational, research, and extension institutions are necessary.

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Understanding the Abandonment of Aquaculturists: A Case in the Amazon (North of Brazil)

Hungria,

Pinto,

Macedo

et al. 2024

Aquaculture Journal

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