@article{Islam:201462,
      recid = {201462},
      author = {Islam, M. Serajul and Wahab, M. A. and Miah, Azahar Ali},
      title = {SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF  ALTERNATE  SHRIMP-CROP FARMING IN BANGLADESH},
      journal = {Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics},
      address = {2002-06-30},
      number = {454-2016-36647},
      series = {XXV},
      pages = {14},
      month = {Jun},
      year = {2002},
      abstract = {The study was designed to analyze the comparative  profitability of alternate shrimp-crop farming and to  determine the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of  shrimp farming in coastal areas of Bangladesh. In shrimp  growing areas, four different farming systems were studied  - alternate shrimp-rice farming, alternate shrimp-salt  farming, and year round shrimp or rice production in the  shrimp farming areas. It was found that, combined economic  returns from producing shrimp and salt was substantially  higher than those of combined returns from shrimp and rice  production under alternate shrimp-rice farming system.  Shrimp and rice were also produced individually as year  round crop. In year round shrimp farming per hectare  production of shrimp was higher compared to the production  of shrimp under alternate shrimp-crop farming but in terms  of farm income, farmers producing year round shrimp earned  lower income than the combined income earned from shrimp  and salt production. Under the present farming system, farm  income from year round rice production within the vicinity  of shrimp growing areas was the lowest among the four  different farming systems in the study areas. The results  of the study clearly indicate that shrimp farming and other  related activities accrued socioeconomic benefits to the  shrimp farmers. The coastal communities including women had  chances to improve their socioeconomic condition through  their direct and indirect involvement in coastal  aquaculture. The study revealed that the existing unplanned  shrimp culture has adversely affected the production of  cereal crops and vegetables, trees and plantation, poultry  and livestock in shrimp growing areas. Shrimp farming has  also negative effects on coastal environment and  agro-ecosystem, which have moderately changed the  bio-diversity in the study areas.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201462},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.201462},
}