Level of Knowledge of Brackishwater Shrimp Farmers about the Improved Practices in Shrimp Farming
Level of Knowledge of Brackishwater Shrimp Farmers about the Improved Practices in Shrimp Farming
Date
2009
Authors
Kappen, Daisy C.
Thomson, K.T.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
The study was undertaken to ascertain the level of knowledge of brackishwater shrimp
farmers about the improved practices in shrimp farming in the State of Kerala and to find
out the relationship of socio-psychological and economic characteristics with level of
knowledge. A group of 100 shrimp farmers from six maritime Districts of Kerala State viz.,
Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur was selected using
Proportionate Random Sampling technique which constituted the sample for the present study.
The results of the study show that majority of the respondents possessed medium level of
knowledge (93%). Only five per cent of the farmers possessed high level of knowledge while
two per cent had low level of knowledge in brackish water shrimp farming. Age, occupation,
experience, annual income, farm- size, and indebtedness showed non - significant - association
with level of knowledge of brackish water farmers whereas, education, information source
utilization, risk orientation, social participation, marketing orientation and extension
participation were positively and significantly correlated.
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Keywords
Knowledge, Brackish water. Shrimp farmer, Aquaculture
Citation
Fishery Techn 46(2):171-176