1Professor, Dept. of Agril. Extension, Agril Economics & Agril. Statistics, Palli Siksha Bhavana, Sriniketan, Viswa-Bharati, W.B.
2Professor, Department of Fishery Extension, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, Kolkata, W.B.
3SMS (Fishery Sc), Dakshin Dinajpur Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Majhian, Patiram, D. Dinajpur-733133, W.B.
Online published on 22 February, 2017.
The study was conducted in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It was found that majority of the fish farmers (50.8%) had medium level of knowledge regarding scientific fish culture practices. The highest extent of knowledge was observed in the names of some aquatic weeds (95.83%), and lowest was observed in the minimum depth of water required for fish culture and the time gap required between manure application and stocking offish seed (26.67%). The path analysis indicated that innovative proneness was the most potent variable in affecting the knowledge of fish farmers positively.
Scientific fish culture, knowledge, fish farmer
