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

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cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationBangladesh Agricultural University
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeAsian Mega-Deltas
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierHazrat Ali: 0000-0002-6303-1336
cg.creator.identifierMurshed-e-Jahan Khondker: 0000-0001-9933-8631
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741730
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0044-8486
cg.journalAquaculture
cg.number741730
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No poverty
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
cg.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below water
cg.volume596
dc.contributor.authorAli, Hazrat
dc.contributor.authorHaque, Md. Mahfuzul
dc.contributor.authorKhondker, Murshed-E-Jahan
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T19:02:54Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-12T19:02:54Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159597
dc.titleTransformation of the farm segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladeshen
dcterms.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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-10-09
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHazrat 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
dcterms.formatPDFen
dcterms.issued2025-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectbangladeshen
dcterms.subjectfishen
dcterms.subjectperformanceen
dcterms.subjectstructureen
dcterms.subjectconducten
dcterms.subjectfarm segmenten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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