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andȱmediumȱsizeȱfarms.ȱThus,ȱgovernmentȱshouldȱ
encourageȱfarmersȱtoȱmanageȱfishȱfarmsȱevenȱifȱitsȱ
sizeȱisȱsmall.
Conclusion
Theȱ presentȱ studyȱ isȱ focusedȱ onȱ theȱ analysisȱ ofȱ
fishȱfarmingȱpatternȱinȱCacharȱdistrict,ȱAssam.ȱTheȱ
analysisȱisȱbasedȱonȱtheȱinformationȱcollectedȱfromȱ
thisȱ area.ȱ Fisheriesȱ isȱ theȱ secondȱ mostȱ importantȱ
sourceȱ ofȱ livelihoodȱ inȱ theȱ region.ȱ Dueȱ toȱ lackȱ ofȱ
Figure 4. Production rate of fish in medium size fish farms
manpowerȱ andȱ poorȱ economicalȱ conditionsȱ ofȱ
farmersȱ inȱ theȱ region,ȱ theȱ fishȱ productionȱ inȱ theȱ
Furthermore,ȱdataȱcollectedȱforȱlargeȱsizesȱfishȱfarmȱ
regionȱhasȱnotȱbeenȱableȱtoȱmeetȱtheȱtotalȱdemandȱ
indicatesȱthatȱtheȱproductionȱrateȱofȱfishesȱvaryȱfromȱ
ofȱfishes.ȱInȱtheȱpresentȱstudy,ȱattemptedȱhasȱbeenȱ
938ȱ kg/ha/yearȱ toȱ 1489ȱ kg/ha/year.ȱ Figureȱ 4ȱ showsȱ
madeȱ toȱ analyzeȱ theȱ optimalȱ farmȱ sizeȱ ofȱ theȱ fishȱ
theȱ annualȱ productionȱ ofȱ fishesȱ forȱ largeȱ sizeȱ fishȱ
farmȱ soȱ asȱ toȱ increaseȱ theȱ economicȱreturnsȱ ofȱ theȱ
farms.
farmers.ȱ Toȱ analyzeȱ fishȱ farmingȱ patternȱ ofȱ studyȱ
area,ȱextensiveȱsurveyȱwasȱconductedȱinȱfiveȱblocksȱ
ofȱ Cacharȱ districtȱ i.e.ȱ Borjalenga,ȱ Tapang,ȱ Sonai,ȱ
Narsingpur,ȱPalonghat,ȱamongȱ169ȱfarmersȱandȱdataȱ
wasȱcollected.ȱAȱsetȱofȱquestionnaireȱwasȱprepared,ȱ
whichȱ includesȱ generalȱ andȱ technicalȱ informationȱ
ofȱfishȱcultureȱi.e.ȱfarmerȱname,ȱvillageȱname,ȱblockȱ
name,ȱeducationȱofȱfarmer,ȱnatureȱofȱholding,ȱtypeȱofȱ
ponds,ȱstructureȱofȱponds,ȱvolumeȱofȱponds,ȱseedingȱ
rates,ȱ typeȱ ofȱ seeds,ȱ productionȱ rate,ȱ fishȱ cultureȱ
type,ȱrateȱofȱselling,ȱsizeȱofȱponds,ȱtotalȱexpenditure,ȱ
etc.ȱForȱtheȱpurposeȱofȱbetterȱanalysis,ȱfishȱpondsȱofȱ
Figure 5. Production rate of fish in large size fish farms
studyȱ areaȱ wasȱ dividedȱ intoȱ fourȱ categoriesȱ basedȱ
onȱ theirȱ surfaceȱ area;ȱ i)ȱ Veryȱ smallȱ pondȱ (0ȱ <ȱ 0.30ȱ
Theȱannualȱaverageȱproductionȱinȱthisȱcaseȱisȱ1426ȱkg/
ha),ȱii)ȱSmallȱpondȱ(0.30ȱ-ȱ0.50ȱha),ȱiii)ȱMediumȱpondȱ
ha/year.ȱItȱcanȱalsoȱbeȱdepictedȱfromȱtheseȱfactsȱthatȱ (0.50ȱ –ȱ 1.0ȱ ha)ȱ andȱ iv)ȱ Largeȱ pondȱ (>ȱ 1.0ȱ ha).ȱ Theȱ
theȱannualȱproductionȱrateȱofȱfishesȱforȱlargeȱsizeȱfishȱ resultsȱsuggestȱthatȱevenȱifȱfarmersȱpossessȱsmallȱtoȱ
farmsȱisȱlessȱthanȱthatȱofȱmediumȱsizeȱfishȱfarm.ȱTheȱ mediumȱsizeȱfishȱfarms,ȱbetterȱproductionȱrateȱcanȱ
lowȱproductionȱrateȱofȱlargeȱfishȱfarmȱmayȱbeȱdueȱ beȱ achievedȱ byȱ improvingȱ managementȱ practices.ȱ
toȱtheȱfactȱthatȱtheȱfarmersȱhasȱlargeȱfarmȱsizesȱbutȱ EightyȱsixȱpercentagesȱofȱallȱtheȱfishȱfarmsȱinȱCacharȱ
thereȱeconomicȱconditionȱisȱnotȱwellȱsuitedȱforȱtheȱ districtȱ areȱ veryȱ small,ȱ smallȱ orȱ mediumȱ sizeȱ fishȱ
properȱmanagementȱofȱsuchȱlargeȱfishȱponds.ȱThus,ȱ farms.ȱOnlyȱ14%ȱofȱtheȱfarmsȱareȱofȱlargeȱsize.ȱTheȱ
itȱ canȱ beȱ concludedȱ thatȱ evenȱ withȱ possessionȱ ofȱ annualȱproductionȱisȱremarkablyȱgoodȱforȱsmallȱandȱ
smallȱandȱmediumȱsizeȱfishȱfarms,ȱbetterȱproductionȱ mediumȱsizeȱfarms.ȱSinceȱproductionȱrateȱforȱtheseȱ
rateȱcanȱbeȱachievedȱbyȱbetterȱmanagementȱpractices.ȱ mediumȱsizeȱfarmsȱareȱhigh,ȱtheȱeconomicalȱbenefitsȱ
EightyȱsixȱpercentagesȱofȱallȱtheȱfishȱfarmsȱinȱCacharȱ earnedȱ byȱ theȱ farmersȱ willȱ alsoȱ beȱ high.ȱ Thus,ȱ
districtȱ areȱ veryȱ small,ȱ smallȱ orȱ mediumȱ sizeȱ fishȱ governmentȱ shouldȱ encourageȱ farmersȱ toȱ manageȱ
farms.ȱOnlyȱ14%ȱofȱtheȱfarmsȱareȱofȱlargeȱsize.ȱTheȱ fishȱfarmsȱevenȱifȱitsȱsizeȱisȱsmall.
annualȱ productionȱ isȱ remarkablyȱ goodȱ forȱ smallȱ
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