Study on Constraints Faced by Fish Farmers and Aquaculture Input Dealers in the State of Assam

The study was carried out in Central Brahmaputra valley of Assam during 2021-2022 through survey method with an aim to document and evaluate the various constraints faced by fish farmers and aqua input dealers. Altogether 402 respondents were interviewed covering 381 numbers of fish farmers and 21 numbers of input dealers under the study. Random sampling technique was followed after identification of fish farming pockets in consultation with Department of Fisheries for the study. It was found that top five prioritized difficulties reported by farmers were low farm gate price, lack of infrastructure, dependency on unqualified person, fish disease and high feed cost respectively. However, input dealers stressed upon the inadequate knowledge on technical aspect of farming among farming community as major constraint faced during their venture.