Abstract

M.A. Islam, M.S.A. Khandoker, S. Choudhury

In Bangladesh, Haor type ecosystem is found about 80,000 square kilometers in north eastern Bangladesh where floating farming is gradually becoming popular in order to minimize the adverse impact of climate change related hazards on crop production. But due to some socio-economic situational drawbacks, this farming could not get proper priority to the farming community at a large scale. So, the main focus of the study was to determine and describe constraints faced by the farmers in practicing floating farming. Data were collected from the sampled respondents of three villages of Lakkansree union under Sunamganj district using pre-tested interview schedule during September to December, 2017. A total of 30 constraints covering knowledge, skill to socio-economic aspects of the Haor farmer were recognized as the extreme obstacles regarding floating farming. Out of these, lack of adequate knowledge about floating farming; input related constraints like scarcity of water hyacinth for bed preparation; complexity in bed preparation; and leech biting during intercultural operations impacted significantly in refraining farmers from this potential farming.