Socio-Economic Factors Responsible For Adoption of Alien Fish Species by Fish Farmers in Bangladesh

Md. Hashmi Sakib, Arif Reza Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Animal Industry Convergence, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea Department of Environmental Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad and Sang-Go Lee*
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Md. Hashmi Sakib: World Fisheries University Pilot Programme, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh, Chapainawabganj- 6300, Bangladesh
Md. Safiul Islam Afrad: Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur- 1706, Bangladesh
Sang-Go Lee*: World Fisheries University Pilot Programme, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2019, vol. 5, issue 2, 577-582

Abstract: Adoption of alien fish species for aquaculture has become a common practice in Bangladesh. In this study, the socio-economic factors responsible for alien species adoption by fish farmers in Bogra District of Bangladesh were investigated. Data on adoption and socio-economic factors were collected from randomly selected 110 fish farmers. A multiple regression model was used to determine the factors influencing the adoption of alien fish species. The majority of the respondents (62.7%) belong to the moderate adoption category. The results showed that socio-economic factors such as commercialization, social participation, innovativeness, knowledge significantly affected fish farmers decision to adopt alien species. A stepwise regression analysis reveals that farmers knowledge on aquaculture is the deterministic factor regarding adoption. The trend of adopting alien fish species is not a concern limited to the study area, rather it reflects the general scenario of the aquaculture industry in Bangladesh. Therefore, socio-economic studies on alien fish species adoption could be helpful in forecasting future trends and formulating management strategies.

Keywords: Socio-economic factor; Adoption, alien fish species; Aquaculture; Bangladesh. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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