TRAINING NEEDS OF THE FISH FARMERS ON INTEGRATED FISH FARMING

The study was carried out to determine the extent of training needs of the fish farmers on integrated fish farming and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the fish farmers and their extent of training needs on integrated fish farming (IFF). Four villages, namely North Gouari, South Gouari, Rajpur and Satrasia under Muktagacha Upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh district were the locale of the study. Ninety fish farmers (out of the total of 300) were randomly selected as a sample of the study. Data were collected from the sample of fish farmers by using a pre-tested interview schedule through personal interview method during 15 to 30 April 2013. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their extent of training needs on IFF. Training needs of the fish farmers on IFF was the dependent variable and selected characteristics of the respondents constituted the independent variables of the study. The highest proportion (56.7 per cent) of the respondents had high trainin