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Transfer of crab farming technology in coastal villages of Kerala - An integrated approach

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Title Transfer of crab farming technology in coastal villages of Kerala - An integrated approach
 
Creator Immanuel, Sheela
Laxminarayana, A
Sathiadhas, R
 
Subject Aquaculture
Crabs
 
Description Aqua -business is emerging as an important livelihood option for the coastal fisher
folk. Among diversified technological options crab farming provides immense
opportunity as an alternative for the declinil1g shrimp aquaculture ill disease prone
regions. Further it enables the utilization of the under utilized wafer bodies for
better aqua productivity. Crab farming has been transferred to 40 fisher folk ill two
coastal villages of Kerala by setting up demonstration farms and imparting training.
This study shows that crab farming is highly profitable for small and marginal
farmers. The major constraint for wider adoption and propagation and lack of hatchery
produced seeds
 
Date 2004
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5664/1/Transfer_of_crab_farming_technology_in_coastal_villages_of_Kerala-_An_integrated_approach.pdf
Immanuel, Sheela and Laxminarayana, A and Sathiadhas, R (2004) Transfer of crab farming technology in coastal villages of Kerala - An integrated approach. Indian Journal of Social Research, 45 (2). pp. 147-153.