Training Needs of the Fish Farmers on Integrated Fish Farming

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the extent of training needs of the fish farmers on integrated fish farming and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the fish farmers and their extent of training needs on integrated fish farming (IFF). Four villages, namely North Gouari, South Gouari, Rajpur and Satrasia under Muktagacha Upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh district were the locale of the study. Ninety fish farmers (out of the total of 300) were randomly selected as a sample of the study. Data were collected from the sample of fish farmers by using a pre-tested interview schedule through personal interview method during 15 to 30 April 2013. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their extent of training needs on IFF. Training needs of the fish farmers on IFF was the dependent variable and selected characteristics of the respondents constituted the independent variables of the study. The highest proportion (56.7 per cent) of the respondents had high training needs while 42.2 per cent of the respondents had medium and only 1.1 per cent had low training need on IFF. The 'training needs for selection of diseases free seed and species' ranked first followed by 'training needs for ways of diseases control'. Sequentially 'training needs for breed selection' was third, 'training needs for stocking density of fish species' was fourth 'training needs for preventive measures of diseases' was fifth and 'training need for techniques of egg collection' was last in the rank order. Correlation analyses indicated that five characteristics of the integrated fish farmers, namely years of schooling, organizational participation, communication exposure, social mobility and knowledge with IFF had significant positive relationships with their extent of training needs on IFF. The household size, age and annual income showed no significant relationships with their extent of training needs on IFF and showed negative trend. The main problems on IFF were unavailability of quality seed and species, lack of financial support, lack of knowledge on species selection, lack of marketing facilities, lack of knowledge on fish processing and preservation. The extension service providers should arrange more training and motivational campaign for the fish farmers on IFF.

Determinants of Training Need of the Pineapple Growers for Boosting Production in Hilly Areas of Sreemangal Upazila Under Moulvibazar District

“…Hossain [20] found that "the majority (about 82%) of the potato farmers had medium to high training need in his study area". Yeasmin et al [21] reported that "almost 99% of fish farmers had medium to high training need in their study area". The pineapple growers in the study area could not perform their jobs properly due to a lack of knowledge, education, communication exposure, etc.…”

“…Olorunfemi et al [29] revealed that the age of the fish farmers had a significant relationship with their training need on value-addition initiatives. Yeasmin [21] found a negative relationship between age and the training need of fish farmers in integrated fish farming. Education of the pineapple growers had a negative and significant relationship with their training needs.…”

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

“…Social mobility of the farmers had a significant negative impact on the training need of the Tilapia Farmers, indicating that with a one unit increase in social mobility, farmers' training needs decreased by 0.299. This is due to the fact that the mobility of fish farmers may alter their attitude toward the adoption of better farming techniques (Yeasmin et al, 2014).…”

“…However, fish production has been facing plenty of problems like poor knowledge, poor skills, high cost of inputs, increased feed cost, improper management practices, poor communication facilities, high labor cost etc. that may create obstacles to maximizing productivity (Ahmed, 2005;Yeasmin et al, 2014;Hossen, 2016). On the other hand, technology in fish and seeds production culture has been upgrading daily.…”

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