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Extension service for prawn farming

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Title Extension service for prawn farming
 
Creator Jayaraman, R
Sai, J Purushotham
Ramesh Babu, K R
Rao, V Subba
Joshuva, K
 
Subject Fisheries Extension
Farming/Culture
Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description The technology of prawn culture in India is still traditional and extensive called trapping-cum-holding in brackish water ponds, but adoption of
Improved extensive prawn culture technology Is claimed to be picking up fast In several places notably In West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and
Orissa. The production from such culture practices is estimated at 15000-17000 tons/year, accounting for about 5% of the total prawn production
In India the technology of scientific prawn culture is now available. Though steps are being taken to motivate, and encourage the fish farmers to
take up prawn culture on scientific lines to increase their Income, lack of an appropriate extension network Is felt to be a major handicap In the
field. This paper attempts to review the various extension services available for taking up prawn culture by the fish farmers. Identifies the pitfalls
and proposes a working fisheries extension programme for prawn culture In India
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3090/1/Article_06.pdf
Jayaraman, R and Sai, J Purushotham and Ramesh Babu, K R and Rao, V Subba and Joshuva, K (1991) Extension service for prawn farming. CMFRI Bulletin National Symposium on Research and Development in Marine Fisheries Sessions V, VI, VII 1987, 44 (3). pp. 495-497.