Md. Akhtar Hossain

Fish Farming in Irrigated Rice Field: Alleviating Poverty in Drought Prone Barind Area of North-west Bangladesh Md. Akhtar Hossain

The global population is increasing day by day andtherefore the demand for food is also increasing. Inmany counties, the majority of the rural people arepoor and rice farming is the single most importantlivelihood for them. Drought prone Barind area ofBangladesh is considered one of the low output zonein terms of agricultural production. Most of thefarmers of this area are dependent on irrigationwhich ultimately increases the cost of production inmanifolds. Integrated rice-fish farming can be a goodoption to ensure better production and income fromrice fields and thereby, to alleviate poverty of thepoor fish farmer. This book provides some generalinformation?s on fish farming in irrigated rice fieldincluding- soil and water quality, production of riceand fish, economics and species suitability for thisregion. This book would be beneficial for farmers,researchers, extension workers and other peoplesrelated to this subject.