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Farmers' Perception of Critical Factors for Success of Indigenous Shrimp Feed in India

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Title Farmers' Perception of Critical Factors for Success of
Indigenous Shrimp Feed in India
 
Creator Ponnusamy, K
Swathi Lekshmi, P S
 
Subject Fisheries Extension
Feed
 
Description The success of shrimp farming depends on adoption of cost effective and environment
friendly technologies including feed. A study was conducted in two districts of Andhra
Pradesh and one district of Tamil nadu to asses the pattern of shrimp feed usage among
coastal farmers. The findings revealed that the most important criteria for a good feed as
considered by farmers were faster growth followed by water stability, low cost and good
odour. Most farmers broadcast the feed from the dyke of ponds in both the states whereas
farmers in Tamil nadu practice feeding from boat also. Majority of farmers do feed rationing
based on the bio-estimation of stock in the pond in Andhra Pradesh. Two-third of farmers
in Tamil Nadu were found to purchase feed eveiy week from dealers while farmers of Andhra
Pradesh purchase the same with gaps varying from one week to four weeks. The major
constraints reported by farmers in feed management were poor stability and escalating feed
cost. The cost of feed and higher growth performance were found to be the critical factors
for adoption of indigenous shrimp feed on the basis of assessment using Rank Based Quotient
method.
 
Publisher CIFT
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7274/1/swathilakshmi_2011.pdf
Ponnusamy, K and Swathi Lekshmi, P S (2011) Farmers' Perception of Critical Factors for Success of Indigenous Shrimp Feed in India. Fishery technology, 48 (1). pp. 95-98.