Transformation of the farm segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladesh

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorAli, H.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorKhondker, M.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBangladesh Agricultural Universityen_US
cg.contributor.funderUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organizationen_US
cg.contributor.funderMississippi State University, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fishen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAsian Mega-Deltasen_US
cg.coverage.countryBangladeshen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idHazrat Ali: 0000-0002-6303-1336en_US
cg.creator.idMurshed-E-Jahan Khondker: 0000-0001-9933-8631en_US
cg.description.themeMarket and Value Chainsen_US
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexeden_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbangladeshen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfishen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below wateren_US
dc.creatorAli, H.en_US
dc.creatorHaque, M.en_US
dc.creatorKhondker, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T19:01:26Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T19:01:26Z
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractAquaculture in Bangladesh has experienced rapid growth over the last three decades, yet technological changes in the farming segment remains underexplored. To address this gap, we surveyed 721 farmers across seven districts in southern Bangladesh from November 2020 to February 2021. The result showed moderate growth in aquaculture, with an 11 % increase in farmers and a 15 % rise in waterbodies over the past decade. Farmers cultivated diverse aquatic species, with carp dominating production at 56 % followed by crustaceans (16 %) and tilapia (14 %). Shrimp are more highly susceptible to disease than fish and prawn but, only 19 % of farmers adopted measures to enhance survival. The study noted a shift from shrimp to prawn and from crustaceans to fish due to disease, market demand, and environmental factors, resulting in intensification and greater use of floating feed over the last decade. A mere 0.55 % of farmers reported losses, spoilage, or wastage during harvest or between harvest and sale of aquatic products, with the volume being minimal at just 0.52 %. Aquaculture production segment generated 401,536 full-time equivalent (FTE) on-jobs in the seven surveyed districts, predominantly for family labor. This segment also demonstrates strong profitability, with an average benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 1.98, indicating nearly a twofold return on investment. This study highlights the evolving dynamics of aquaculture in southern Bangladesh, revealing modest growth, increased species diversification, and shifts in production practices, which underscore the sector's profitability and need for improved technological adoption on a global scale.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationHazrat Ali, Md. Mahfuzul Haque, Murshed-E-Jahan Khondker. (9/10/2024). Transformation of the farm segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladesh. Aquaculture, 596.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741730en_US
dc.identifier.issn0044-8486en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/6130
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAquaculture;596,(2024)en_US
dc.subjectperformanceen_US
dc.subjectstructureen_US
dc.subjectconducten_US
dc.subjectfarm segmenten_US
dc.titleTransformation of the farm segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladeshen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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