Impact of Farm Management Training Programme on Income and Expenditure of Aquaculture Farmers in Minor Irrigation Ponds: A Case Study in Odisha

The Odisha government imparts residential training to the fish farmers from time to time under different state and central government schemes whose actual well-being impact has never been evaluated. In line with this, the present study assessed the direct influence of such training on the well-being of the aquaculture farmers, measured in terms of household income, contribution of fish farm income, and monthly consumption expenditure on food. The study randomly sampled cross-sectional data of 194 farmers from select districts of Odisha and employed propensity score matching (PSM) model as a way of controlling selection bias. The findings showed significant improvement in the household income, proportion of fish farm income, and monthly consumption expenditure, respectively, by log of 0.31-0.34, 23.07-23.67 percentage points, and INR 643-721 among the trained group. Overall, the findings of the study suggest intensification of the training programme in Odisha for sustainable aquaculture sector development and the welfare of the farmers.

Citation

Amar Gaikwad, Baban Bayan, Aparajita Priyadarshani, Venkata Mullapudi, Arun Panemangalore. (31/12/2025). Impact of Farm Management Training Programme on Income and Expenditure of Aquaculture Farmers in Minor Irrigation Ponds: A Case Study in Odisha. Indian journal of agricultural economics, 80 (4).