Knowledge level of farmers on fish production technology in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh

The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge level of fish farmers about fish production technology. The study was conducted in Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh with 120 fish farmers randomly selected in 10 groups/sammitee of Tikamgarh block, which were results showed that. Fish farmers in Tikamgarh block were of comparatively middle age group, education up to primary to middle, low annual income, medium size of pond for fish farming, minimum experience of 1–3 years, fish farming+wages as their main occupation, medium attitude towards fish farming, medium market orientation, high scientific orientation, low aspiration level, medium use of information sources and high level of training exposure. The knowledge level of fish farmers about recommended fish practices was medium. It was also observed that there was considerable variation in their knowledge on different technological aspects.