FARMERS’ AWARENESS ON SAFE FEED FOR CULTIVATION OF CARP FISH

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of awareness towards safe fish feed by the carp fish farmers and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the fish farmers and their awareness. Data were collected from 101 fish farmers of 2 unions of Kishorganj Upazila under Nilphamari district. An interview schedule followed by a pretested structured questionnaire was used for data collection during the period from 15 January, 2021 to 14 February, 2021. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, percentage and Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation (r) were used for data analysis. About 44.5 percent of the farmers had moderate awareness compared to 34.7 percent of them having highly aware and 20.8 percent having less awareness. Thus, the vast majority (78.2 percent) of the farmers’ have moderate to highly awareness. Farmer’s education, experience in fish farming, time spending in farm, annual income from pond fish farming, extension media contact and training exposure had significant positive relationship with the awareness by the fish farmers. Farmer’s Age and Family size had no significant relationship with the awareness by the fish farmers. It was recommended that step should be taken by the concern authority for strengthening the farmers’ capacity for increasing the awareness towards safe feed for carp cultivation by the fish farmers.