Fish farmers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, are trying to recoup Covid-induced losses

Published 2020년 10월 7일

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Fish farmers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, are experiencing a revival in fish trading activities following the easing of lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19. Despite challenges such as reduced market scope and significant price drops, the resumption of trade has led to a notable recovery in sales. However, the industry has been hit by substantial losses due to mass fish deaths from high day-temperatures and insufficient oxygen levels in ponds. Despite these setbacks, the district continues to lead in carp fish production, with an annual output of approximately 81,000 tonnes, and contributes significantly to the region's economy, employing around nine lakh people and potentially generating up to Taka 1,620 crore per year.

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RAJSHAHI, Oct 7, 2020 (BSS) – Fish farmers are trying to recoup their financial losses caused by the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic situation as trading began after the lockdown in the region. According to the sources concerned, the farmers could not sell their fishes because of abnormal declining price and scope reduction of supplying fishes to Dhaka due to the lockdown. Shahidul Islam, a commercial fish farmer of Bagdhani village under Paba Upazila, said fish selling has started in full swing after lifting the lockdown for the last couple of months. Despite low prices to some extent fish selling is going on successfully at present. He said 140 fish-laden trucks are going to Dhaka every day. Fish trading valued at around Taka 1,700 crore happened during the normal time each year on an average. Islam, however, blamed a sudden death of fish in the ponds due to shortages of Oxygen there. Around 600 metric tonnes of fish worth around Taka 12 crore died early last month in ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha