A Review of Aquaculture Extension Services in Bangladesh (Complete Version)

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FAO/RAP Publication/1997/35

Mahmudul Karim

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Bangkok, Thailand

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© FAO 1997

Table of Contents

Preparation of this document

Abstract

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Aquaculture extension services: Review

1.1 Introduction

Agro-demographic features
Economic indicators
Social indicators

1.2 Capture fisheries

Inland fisheries
Marine fisheries

1.3 Aquaculture

Freshwater fish culture
Freshwater shrimp culture
Brackishwater aquaculture and shrimp culture

2. Aquaculture extension services

2.1 Development and management

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MFL)
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC)
Other organisations

2.2 Fisheries research

Fisheries Research Institute
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council

2.3 Fisheries education and training

Education
Training

3. Aquaculture extension services

3.1 Fisheries extension services organisation
3.2 Extension policy, planning and programmes
3.3 Methods and systems of extension
3.4 Transfer of culture technologies
3.5 Input supply and subsidies
3.6 Control mechanisms
3.7 Extension and research linkage
3.8 NGOs in extension

4. Production, economics and marketing

4.1 Production
4.2 Economics
4.3 Marketing

5. Socio-economic benefits

5.1 Employment
5.2 Nutritional benefits

6. Progress, constraints and potentials

6.1 Progress
6.2 Constraints
6.3 Potentials

References

Annexes