WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/32
Pen Culture Of Shrimp In The Backwaters Of Killai,
Tamil Nadu
A Study Of Techno-Economic And Social Feasibility
by
Rathindra Nath Roy
Consultant, BOBP
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WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/32 Pen Culture Of Shrimp In The Backwaters Of Killai,
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Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal. Madras, India, January 1985 |
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This report describes the findings and recommendation of a technoeconomic and social feasibility study of shrimp pen culture in the backwaters of Killai, Tamil Nadu. It is based on field surveys in the communities of the region in the latter half of 1983 and on three culture trials at Killai undertaken during an earlier 21-month technical programme conducted by BOBP and the Department of Fisheries, Government of Tamil Nadu. The 21-month progranime showed promise of technical viability on pen culture of shrimp. This study was therefore undertaken to focus on problems relating to social and economic feasibility, and thus help plan future state policy on introducing shrimp pen culture to fisherfolk. The study and the paper resulting from it are activities of the smallscale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). The project is funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority) and executed by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), and covers five countries bordering the Bay of Bengal — Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The main goals of the project are to develop, demonstrate and promote appropriate technologies and methodologies to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk and to boost supplies of fish from the small sector in member countries. The author of the paper would like to thank Dr. lan R. Smith (Deputy Director-General, ICLARM, Manila), Mr. I. Rajendran and Mr. V.C. Bose (Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Tamil Nadu), and Dr. M. Karim (BOBP) for their cooperation in the planning and execution of this study. |
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVES
3. TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FEASIBILITY OF SHRIMP PEN CULTURE
3.1 Technical feasibility
3.2 Economic feasibility of shrimp pen culture
3.3 Socio-economic aspects of the Killai community
4. STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR EXTENSION OF SHRIMP PEN CULTURE
5. NOTES AND REFERENCES
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