2024, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part G

author(s)
Santhosha KM, AD Naik, Srinivasulu GB, CG Yadava, Raghavendra and BK Naik

abstract
The present study is on the profitability of shrimp culture in the Kanara brackish water ecosystem. The Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada districts were selected purposefully as shrimp farming is practised in these state coastal districts. In each district, 40 farmers from four river backwaters were selected randomly to know the profitability of shrimps in the region. The relevant data collected from primary sources was analysed through descriptive statistics, cost and return analysis. White shrimp is the only species the farmers were rearing in the study area. The cost of production of shrimp per acre in the study area was ₹ 526791. Out of which, the respective shares of variable and fixed costs were ₹ 431435 (82%) and ₹ 95356 (18%), respectively, and this farming was found to be profitable by rupee of investment (B: C) of 2.13. In this study, we inferred that rearing shrimps in the study area is profitable by adopting the scientific method of shrimps farming. Hence, the government has to look upon this sector for the nation's economic development.