Livelihood assessment of the fish farmers converted from agricultural farming in selected areas of Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

Subject Areas : Rural and Agricultural Sociology

Md. Rahman ¹ , Md. Asaduzzaman ² , Shahali Mitul ³ , Md. Islam ⁴ , Limon Deb ⁵

1 - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
2 - Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
3 - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
4 - Department of Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
5 - Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)

Received: 2017-07-18 Accepted : 2017-10-30 Published : 2018-03-01

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