Green Global
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GALDA – FINFISH POLYCULTURE: A PREVAILING POND CULTURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHWEST OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 5 - 10)

A field survey was conducted on 50 Galda-finfish polyculture farms in 5 villages of Dumuria Upazilla in Khulna District to assess present culture practices adopted by the farmers. The questionnaire used in the survey included questions on the physical conditions of the ghers, pre-stocking and post-stocking management measures of the ghers, harvesting, production and information on cost and benefit of the operation. In case of pond management, tilling, liming, fertilization and feeding were common practices. Most of the farmers use nothing for predator control. Fertilizers including TSP and Urea were commonly used. Stocking rate of prawn fry was highly variable, so also the rate of stocking of the fin fishes. The fin fish species were rohu Labeo rohita, catla catla catla, silver carp Hypophthalmicthys molitrix, grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella and khorsula Mugil corsula. Cost benefit analysis of the culture practice showed the operation to be quite profitable.Download