Willingness to Participate in Pond Fish Farming by Rural Women in South Tripura

This paper aimed at analysing different factors influencing the willingness of rural farming family women to participate in pond fish farming in south Tripura district. Probit regression analysis of dichotomous dependent variable (Yes/No) about the willingness to participate in pond fish farming by women were carried out using different influencing factors as explanatory variables. These independent variables were age, education, family size, number of fish ponds available, pond area under fish farming, annual household income, and social membership of rural women. The analysis showed that few social factors like age, education, family size and annual income influenced the decision regarding the willingness of women to participate in pond fish farming. In general, women with lesser education level and moderately aged having lesser family income were more likely to participate in pond fish farming. Further, the likelihood of rural women to participate in pond fish farming increases highest (84%) for unit increase in social membership like self help groups, farmer's club etc. as per the analysis on marginal probability effect.