Gender Perspectives in Adoption of Technological Practices by Fishers and Fish Farmers in Tripura§

摘要

With the development of institutionalized form of income and the growing importance of fisheries in the agricultural development of Tripura, the role of women in socio-economic and cultural-political relationships has gained importance over time. Fisheries like other crops are also a function of adoption level of a technology. The study is based on a total of 180 fishers consisting 30 women and 30 men respondents that were randomly selected from each of the three major sectors, viz. aquaculture, reservoir and fish processing. For each sector, identified fisheries technologies were selected for the study. Factor analysis was carried out for identification of relationships between technologies and multiple regression analysis was performed to identifythe factors that determined the adoption level. Subsector-wise analysis was also performed. The study has indicated commonality and divergence in the attitude between women and men fishers in respect of technology adoption. Thus, gender perspective is clearly visible in adoption of technological practices in Tripura.