The book presents impact of KVK (Farm Science Centre) on knowledge and adoption of recommended practices of scientific fish culture among the farmers of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is a project of ICAR for testing and transfer of Agricultural technologies to bridge the gap between production and productivity and to increase self employment opportunities among the farming communities. With an objective to study the impact of KVK on fish culture, present study has been carried out in Tapan block in Dakhshin Dinajpur. The KVK has been in operation...

The book is a study on participation of fish farmers in fishery activities based on the technique of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is a relatively new approach which provides planners in all fields of development, including aquaculture, with an alternative tool for collecting the information they need to plan their activities.The study was carried out in the 10 No. Malancha Gram Panchayat (a cluster of eight village) under Tapan block in Dakshin Dinajpur district. After ice-breaking with the fish farmers, seven tools of Participatory Rural Appraisal...