PRESENT STATUS OF PABDA Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822) POLYCULTURE IN DINAJPUR DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study was carried out from November 2017 to April 2018 in eight upazilas of Dinajpur district to observe the present status of pabda (Ompok pabda) culture. A total of 60 farmers were selected randomly and interviewed to analyze the present status of inputs used and production of the culture. According to the present study ages of most of the farmers (48.3%) were between 36 and 50 years. Educational qualification found highest at secondary level (45%). Formal training was received by most of the farmers (71.67%). Average farm size was 0.14 hectare. Liming was done at 275.0 ± 3.91 kg/ha during pond preparation. Both organic and inorganic fertilizers were used at a rate of 1900.0 ± 121.34 (cow dung), 60.0 ± 2.86 (urea) and 37.0 ± 2.08 (TSP). All the farmers practiced polyculture of pabda. A total of 13 different fish species was found under polyculture system in the study area. The highest stocking density (18000 ± 1866 Nos/ha) was found for pabda. Supplementary feeds were used by all the farmers and most commonly used commercial feed for pabda were lily, aftab, mega, quality and nourish feeds in pabda polyculture. The average production from three different polyculture practice for pabda was found to be 3,176 ± 55 kg/ha (carp-pabda-gulsha), 3423± 88 kg/ha (carp-pabda-tilapia) and 3596 ± 65 kg/ha (carp-pabda). Overall, the study indicated that the pabda polyculture is a promising option in the study area.