Show simple item record

dc.creatorThompson, P.
dc.creatorFiroz Khan, A.K.M.
dc.creatorSultana, P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-19T13:03:08Z
dc.date.available2018-11-19T13:03:08Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationAgriculture Economics & Management, 10(1):15-31
dc.identifier.issn1365-7305
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1829
dc.description.abstractProduction from small scale pond aquaculture in Bangladesh trebled in the decade to 1999 under the influence of extension projects of the Department of Fisheries. The impacts of completed aquaculture extension projects and practices of former participants have rarely been investigated so this was done for four past projects. The different extension approaches were: extension with credit and intensive or little supervision; demonstrations; group extension and informal extension by fry traders; and adaptive research-development. Generally extension recipients and non-participants had similar sized landholdings, but demonstration farmers had larger farms and ponds. Extension recipients mainly received information from project-related sources and rated its utility highly. Neighbours and control farmers mainly obtained information from mass media and other farmers, over 90% of these households also cultivated fish. Extension recipients generally followed better practices: for example stocking fewer fingerlings and achieving higher production than non-participants, but with wide variations. Training of fry traders appeared to reduce overstocking in general probably due to the advice of fry traders. Overall, 2-6 years after extension the recipients have continued to farm fish, have a fair understanding of good practice and achieve reasonable yields. Limited demonstration effects occurred. Extension through group approaches and informal agents seem to be cost effective for the many pond owners in Bangladesh.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageEn
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
dc.sourceAgriculture Economics & Management
dc.titleComparison of aquaculture extension impacts in Bangladesh
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationThompson, P.M.; Firoz Khan, A.K.M.; Sultana, P. (2006). Comparison of aquaculture extension impacts in Bangladesh. Agriculture Economics & Management, 10(1):15-31
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.identifier.worldfish1886
cg.subject.agrovocimpact assessment
cg.subject.worldfishsmall-scale aquaculture
cg.identifier.statusLimited access
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.description.themeSustainable aquaculture
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13657300500315786en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13657300500315786


Files in this item

FilesSizeFormatView

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record