Entrepreneurial behaviour of tribal fish farmers in Tripura, north-east India

Abstract

Tripura, second smallest state in the north-eastern part of India has been witnessing significant growth in freshwater aquaculture in recent years. Entrepreneurial interest coupled with support from the Government is the main reason for this development. Entrepreneurial attributes like innovativeness, achievement motivation, risk taking and leadership abilities influenced the behavioural dynamics of fish farmers. In the present study an attempt was made to understand entrepreneurial behaviour of tribal fish farmers in Tripura State. Data were collected using interview schedule from 90 farmers selected randomly from two districts of Tripura. Respondents were found to possess medium level of innovativeness, motivation, risk taking ability and leadership qualities. Information source utilisation and level of aspiration were found to influence entrepreneurial behaviour of the farmers. Tailor made entrepreneurship development programme based on the attributes identified in the study would further boost entrepreneurial interest in aquaculture sector of the state in future.