ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the feasibility of increasing fish production through aquaculture was undertaken jointly by the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management and the Government of Bangladesh agencies, with financial assistance from the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Danish International Development Assistance. It discusses the strategies used to extend fish culture to the small waterbodies held by farm households. The chapter considers technology adoption, resource use, market prices and household fish consumption. Typical farms in Bangladesh are small, with limited land, water, labor and capital. The objective of the extension program was to disseminate knowledge of aquaculture technologies that were suitable for a wide range of water environments and that would meet the needs of potential fish farmers. Project staff initially recommended three growout aquaculture technologies which had been developed at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute. One of initiatives taken under the project was to develop integrated poultry-fish farming.
