Bangladesh's success in fish production continues. According to the latest global fisheries report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangladesh has moved up one more step, rising from third to second among countries where fish production is growing. In freshwater fish production, it has held fifth place.
From rice to fish
Nimtala village in Mirpur upazila, Kushtia, is now known locally as a unique centre of the fish farming revolution. On the wide lowland fields, rice used to be grown twice a year; now hundreds of tonnes of fish are produced there.
Starting with quality fry
Local young man Jahangir Alam first started fish farming on a small area as a hobby. But he realised that success needed quality fry above all, and from there began his story of becoming a full-fledged fish farmer.
Source: Shykh Seraj, Krishi Dibanishi. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.
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