This document summarizes aquaculture data from Tripura, India. On average, farms are operated by 46-year-old males with 13 years of experience who primarily engage in aquaculture and secondarily in agriculture. The average farm has 0.32 hectares of ponds that are over 16 years old for polyculture fish farming. Farmers stock an average of 4,550 fingerlings and use various organic inputs. Women's involvement in aquaculture on these farms averages 22%, primarily in feeding and marketing activities. The top problems reported are a lack of technical assistance and high fish seed costs.
This document summarizes aquaculture data from Tripura, India. On average, farms are operated by 46-year-old males with 13 years of experience who primarily engage in aquaculture and secondarily in agriculture. The average farm has 0.32 hectares of ponds that are over 16 years old for polyculture fish farming. Farmers stock an average of 4,550 fingerlings and use various organic inputs. Women's involvement in aquaculture on these farms averages 22%, primarily in feeding and marketing activities. The top problems reported are a lack of technical assistance and high fish seed costs.
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This document summarizes aquaculture data from Tripura, India. On average, farms are operated by 46-year-old males with 13 years of experience who primarily engage in aquaculture and secondarily in agriculture. The average farm has 0.32 hectares of ponds that are over 16 years old for polyculture fish farming. Farmers stock an average of 4,550 fingerlings and use various organic inputs. Women's involvement in aquaculture on these farms averages 22%, primarily in feeding and marketing activities. The top problems reported are a lack of technical assistance and high fish seed costs.
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Age 46.76(13.33) Sex M Years of experience 13.05(6.95) Primary occupation Aquaculture Secondary occupation Agriculture
Details of area & pond owned:-
Parameters Average Remarks
Land area -- Water area 0.32(0.37) Depth of pond 2.5 Maximum depth 5.46(1.40) Minimum depth 1.61(0.48) Age of the pond 16.76(8.99) Ownership of the pond Single Purpose of construction For culture of fish Type of operation Polyculture Type of water body Perennial
Application of lime Before & after stocking Feeding to fish Regularly Type of feeding Broadcasting & Bag Estimation of feed requirement Sampling & visual observation Total closed months for feed 3
Harvesting details:- (kg)
Parameters Average Remarks
Consumed 94.98(65.04) Distributed (22.12(24.56) Sold 316.12(293.48) Total production 459.20(345.79) Size of harvested fish 562.20(242.07) Market price of fish 64.07(4.93) Total amount of weed fish 1.37(6.31) Total amount of predatory fish -- Harvesting per year 2.79(1.84) Expenditures in harvesting 325.61(84.50) Economics:- (Rs)
Parameters Average Remarks
Total production /Ha. 2261.03(1316.26) Total cost of production 10402.44(6892.13) Total cost of production/Ha. 57166.59(47555.30) Gross return 41327.56(31121.48) Total benefit 30925.12(26471.58) Total benefit /Ha. 146325.80(104877.12)
Most common problem:-
Problem Average Remarks
Lack of technical assistance 30 High cost of fish seed 28 Poor economic condition 26 Flooding 19 Slow growth of fish 11
No knowledge in aquaculture 19 No time to spare to aquaculture 10 We haveno such tradition 6 Husband is enough 2 Never thought about it 4 Culture does not permit this - Others -