Patil, S. V.NAIK, BHALCHANDRA VILAS2021-03-152021-03-152020-11https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810162400Brackishwater shrimp farming is one of the important economic activity in Coastal Maharashtra. However, shrimp farmers are facing a lot of challenges mainly due to disease incidence. Disease is the major threat to shrimp farming. Production, profitability and sustainability in shrimp farming is questionable. It is, therefore very much essential to adopt Better Management Practices in shrimp farming right from the stage of pond preparation till post-harvest activities to achieve sustainability in shrimp farming. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the practices followed by shrimp farmers. Considering this situation, the present study has been undertaken in South Konkan region of Maharashtra to study the knowledge and extent of adoption of Better Management Practices by the shrimp farmers and constraints faced by shrimp farmers in order to achieve sustainable yield in shrimp farming. Information was collected from 59 shrimp farmers by using structured interview schedule. It was found that the maximum 47.97 % shrimp farmers were observed with medium knowledge, whereas 41.40 % of shrimp farmers were with high knowledge and only 10.63 % of shrimp farmers had low knowledge about better management practices in shrimp farming along South Konkan coast of Maharashtra. The most of the shrimp farmers (43.18 %) in the South Konkan region had low adoption while, 37.03 % of shrimp farmers had medium adoption and only 19.79 % of shrimp farmers were found with high adoption about overall better management practices in shrimp farming. The adoption ratio between the knowledge and adoption about better management practices in shrimp farming, along the South Konkan region of Maharashtra was less than one. It can be concluded that all better management practices were less adopted than knowledge. Shrimp price fluctuation (weighted average 39.00), non-availability of crop insurance (weighted average 39.33), and high cost of feed (weighted average 34.67), less Fancy Line Dividers Clip Art Car Pictures | Decorative lines, Free ...availability of good quality seed (weighted average 31.67), prevalence of disease outbreak (weighted average of 31.33) and high cost of seed (weighted average of 31.33) were the major constraint faced by shrimp farmers. It is suggested to address all the identified constraints and immediate preventive measures to be taken to sustain the shrimp culture in South Konkan region, Maharashtra.EnglishThesis