A Logit Analysis of the Factors Affecting Cage Fish Farming Adoption Decisions in the Southwest Coas

Goals: In India, cage fish farming is a new aquaculture technology. The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRIsuccessful )'s cage farming demonstrations in open sea and coastal waters led to the technology's popularisation in several maritime states across the country. The study's goal was to look at the elements that influence cage fish farming adoption in Kerala, India's southwest coast. The data was collected from 100 respondents, 50 from adopters and non-adopters of cage fish farming in Kerala's Ernakulam district, in order to analyse the factors that influence adoption decisions.

The research was carried out in the Ernakulam region of Kerala, India's southwest coast, from October to December 2019.

Methodology: A logistic regression model was used to examine the factors that influence cage fish farming adoption decisions.

Results: The results of the analysis revealed that access to institutional credit, education of the farmers, off farm income and training received were the key drivers of technology adoption decisions of fish farmers in Kerala. The odds favouring education increased by 5.90 times for the respondents. The access to institutional credit increased the odds of adoption of cage farming by 3.945 times. The availability of off farm income increased the odds of adopting cage farming technology by 3.257 times.

Conclusion: Cage fish farming being an emerging aquaculture technology, the results throw light on the necessity of adequate provisions for credit support and capacity development programmes by the institutional agencies for accelerating the technology adoption process. Since the education of the farmers and trainings were significant factors on adoption decisions, the technology could be effectively utilized and linked with employment generation schemes for the educated youth for augmenting fish production and livelihoods.

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