Adoption of Scientific Fish Farming of Pengba (Osteobrama belangeri) by the Fish Farmers in the Valleys of Manipur

The present study examined the extent of adoption of scientific fish farming of Pengba (Osteobrama belangeri) by the fish farmers in the valleys of Manipur. Three districts viz., Bishnupur, Imphal West and Thoubal were purposively selected for the study. A sample size of 80 respondents was selected after consultation with Department of Fisheries, Government of Manipur and with the village key informants. Pre tested and structured interview schedule was administered for data collection. The study found that only 40.06 per cent of the respondents had fully adopted the scientific fish farming of Pengba. The variables such as experience in fisheries activities, knowledge level, family size, annual income and scientific orientation had significant and positive relationship with the extent of adoption of scientific fish farming of Pengba. This study also revealed that knowledge level, scientific orientation, annual income and family size were the best predictors to the total explained variation of 52.50 per cent to the extent of adoption of scientific fish farming of Pengba.