Research design

The research is purely descriptive in nature. Study incorporated both primary and secondary data. Fish producers in the Ernakulam district provided primary data. Secondary data for the study was acquired by a thorough review of the literature.

Source of Data

For the purpose of conducting the study, the researcher used both primary and secondary data. Through direct interviews and a primary data collection of 400 replies from the district, we learned about their participation in fish farming. questionnaires, which include a five-point scale as well as dichotomous questions for obtaining precise results The study's secondary sources of information came from Fisheries guidebook from both the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Bank, ICAR-CIFT research articles, other research centres, and the federal and state governments Websites, books, journals, reports, theses, and dissertations are among the resources available.

Sampling Technique

The samples were chosen proportionately to ensure their presence in the study because the population under study is 1156 people spread throughout 96 local self-government organisations. At this point, the LSGD with no farms were deleted, while those with one farm were considered full.The system created forty sets of numbers, each consisting of ten numbers, using an online freeware called research randomizer. It will be used as the study's sample.

Reliability and validity of the questions and responses were tested to the know accuracy of the study and the Cronbachs alpha is .807.

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