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Information utilization behaviour and constraint analysis among shrimp farmers

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Title Information utilization behaviour and constraint analysis among shrimp farmers
 
Creator Swathi Lekshmi, P S
Chandrakandan, K
Balasubramani, N
 
Subject Fisheries Extension
Farming/Culture
Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Information utilization behaviour and constraint analysis among 60 selected
Slzrimp farmers of Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh was studied. The findings
of the study revealed that private consultants followed by feed technicians
were the most important sources of information utilized by 76.67 per cent and
71.67 per cent of Shrimp farmers. Among constraints, disease incidence, poor
quality of seeds and lack of quality control agencies were expressed by 81.67,
63.33 and 65.00 per cent of the respondents. Among the suggestions offered by
the Shrimp farmers, setting up of disease diagnostic centers, seed certifying
agencies and quality con trol agencies for regulating the quality of chemicals
accoreded top priority.
 
Date 2008
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7114/1/176-INDIAN_JOURNAL_OF_SOCIAL_RESEARCH_2008.pdf
Swathi Lekshmi, P S and Chandrakandan, K and Balasubramani, N (2008) Information utilization behaviour and constraint analysis among shrimp farmers. Indian Journal of Social Research, 45. pp. 265-272.