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Adoption Behaviour of Fish Farmers towards Better Management Practices (BMPs) of Seabass Farming

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Title Adoption Behaviour of Fish Farmers towards Better Management Practices (BMPs) of Seabass Farming
 
Creator Himadri Prasad Jarh
Shyam Sundar Dana
Abdul Hannan Mondal
Moumita Ray
 
Subject Adoption behaviour; Seabass farming; Better Management Practices (BMPs)
Adoption behaviour; Seabass farming; Better Management Practices (BMPs)
 
Description This study sought to assess the adoption behaviour of Better Management Practices (BMPs) in seabass farming among fish farmers in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India, in 2023 by constituting a randomly selected sample size of ninety from three purposefully chosen blocks in the district. It was found that a significant number of respondents were middle-aged (46.67%), had attained middle school education (46.67%), and had been farming for 6 to 10 years (60%). Most respondents (84.44%) reported seabass farming as their primary occupation and practiced it semi-intensively (77.78%). Adoption of Better Management Practices (BMPs) was moderate, with 61.11 percent of respondents showing a medium adoption level. Key practices, which were fully adopted by most of the respondents, included using lime to maintain water quality (90%), collecting seeds from reputable hatcheries or reliable wild seed collectors (85.6%), acclimatizing seeds before release (82.2%), maintaining size variation of seeds for polyculture to prevent cannibalism (81.1%). Eight variables, namely, age, education, annual income, farming area, experience, operation intensity, training attendance, and extension agency contact, were significantly correlated (p=<0.01) with BMP adoption.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 
Date 2024-07-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer reviewed Research Article
Academic Research
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152021
10.48165/IJEE.2024.60303
 
Source Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 3 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 12-17
2454-552X
0537-1996
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152021/55009
 
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