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Socioeconomic Status of Fishers’ Community at Dekhar Haor in Sunamganj District of Bangladesh

B D Trina
Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

N C Roy*
Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

S K Das
Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

H J Ferdausi
Department of Fish Biology and Genetics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted to assess the socioeconomic status of fishers’ community at Dekhar haor, in Sunamganj of Bangladesh for a period of 9 months from April to December 2014. It was done by questionnaire interviews (QI) of fishers, focus group discussions (FGD), key informant interviews (KII) and secondary data collection. Socioeconomic status of fishers’ community in Dekhar haor was presented in terms of family size and type, occupational status, educational status, housing condition, drinking water facilities, sanitary facilities, credit facilities and annual income etc. Most of the fishers were belonged to the age groups of 10 to 30 years (55%), represented by 80% Muslim. Over 70% of the fishers primary occupation was fishing, 20% was engaged in agriculture and 5% in daily labour, 1% in business activities and 4% unemployed. About 57% of the fishers were only could write name while 7%, 26% and 10% of the fishers were illiterate, primary and secondary level of education, respectively. The highest 90% fishers were living in tin roof with bamboo wall where only 8% were living in tin roof with brick wall house. About 75% of the fishers used semi-pakka while 15% used pakka and 5% of the fishers had no sanitary toilet facilities. It was found that only 20% of the fishers received health service from village doctors, 20% from upazila health complex, 38.50% from Kobiraj, 11.50% from homeopath medicine and remaining 10% got health service from private doctors. Most of the fishers of the haor basin used neighborhood tube-well for drinking water. The highest number (74%) of the fishers’ annual income ranged between 40,000 and 60,000 BDT. It was also revealed that illiteracy and lack of awareness were the major constraints. For the betterment of socioeconomic status of fishers, spreading out of education, health and sanitation, loan amenities from the government agencies and upgraded management of the local resources are suggested.

Keywords: Fishers, Socioeconomic, Constrains, Dekhar haor

Location: Dekhar haor of Sunamganj Sadar upazila and Dakhin Sunamganj upazila under Sunamganj district

Start Date: 00-04-2014

End Date: 00-12-2014

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Status

Objectives:

The present study was undertaken to determine the socioeconomic status of the fishers and to identify the socioeconomic constrains allied with fishing.

Methodology:

Study area, duration and data collection: The present study was conducted to assess the socioeconomic status and constraint faced by the fishers in Dekhar haor of Sunamganj Sadar upazila and Dakhin Sunamganj upazila under Sunamganj district during the period from April to December 2014. The present research was a cross-sectional study and it was based on collection of primary and secondary data. There were 200 fishermen (both the professional and subsistence) selected from the villages surrounding in Dekhar haor. The simple random sampling method was used to frame the target population from the study places. A questionnaire included the questions on the sociodemographic condition, income of fishers, family size and members, factors affecting the livelihood of the respondents and other relevant aspects of fishers was considered to collect primary data. To improve the quality and reliability of the information collected from the household survey, multiple methodological PRA tools such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Crosscheck Interviews (Cl) with key informants (KI) were conducted properly. Secondary data were collected from various policy reports, commune’s annual reports and from various scientific articles. Data analysis: The collected data were scrutinized and summarized carefully before the actual tabulation. The data were processed to undergo statistical analysis using SPSS 22 windows program. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel were used to represent the tabular and graphical forms to understand the present socioeconomic status and constraints of the fishers of the studied area in Dekhar haor.

Source of Information: J. Sylhet Agril. Univ. 2(2):239-246, 2015 ISSN: 2308-1597

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Achievement/Findings:

The socioeconomic status of the fishers’ community in Dekhar haor was not satisfactory. The fishers were underprivileged of many amenities. They were not aware of proper sanitation system, education, nutritional status and even their health conditions. The education level of the fishers was very poor due to lack of awareness as well as the poor income of the fisher’s families. The educational status and facilities should be improved in the adjacent area. The Government should take some important steps by providing some sorts of management policy as well as providing of some extra providence. Some forms of NGO’s activity must be ensured in the adjacent area for the enhancement of the life leading status of the fishers. The NGO’s must be supportive about socioeconomic status of the fishers engaged in the providence of the loan which may be used for the up gradation of the income procedure. If the fishers get proper training programs, credit facilities on easy terms and condition, more profitability would be reflected. It is therefore recommended that Government and other support organizations should take initiatives to uphold their socioeconomic condition for the betterment of livelihood of fishers’ community in Dekhar haor.

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