Socio-economic profile of shrimp farmers and its influence on the extent of adoption of shrimp culture technologies

摘要

The study of the socio-economic profile of shrimp farmers of Nellore in Andhra Pradeshudand Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu revealed that 40% of the shrimp farmers had collegiateudlevel of education, and they had medium levels of farming experience, information seekingudbehaviour, extension contact~ economic motivation and risk orientation. The resu lts ofudcorrelation analysis revealed that of the seventeen independent variables studied elevenudindependent v'ariables had positive and significant relationship with the extent of adoptionudof shrimp culture technologies by shrimp farmers of Nellore. Among the shrimp farmers ofudNagapattinam, seven independent variables had positive and significant relationship withudthe extent of adoption. The results of step• wise multiple regression analysis revealed thatudvariables such as information seeking behaviour, credit orientation and material possessionudexpfained 48(10 of the variation in the extent of adoption by shrimp farmers of Nellore andudvariables like extens ion contact, risk orientation, farming experience, type of ownership,udannual income and material possession explained 84 percent of the variation in the extentudof adoption by shrimp farmers of Nagapattinam .