Abstract:
Generally in fisheries in India, the linkage among research extension and clients is
very weak and the reason behind it still remains unexplored. Poor linkage between
research and extension is one of the causes for *he failure as it hinders the required exchange
of information, knowledge and resource among the actors in the technology
transfer system. Linkages between research and extension system have potential to
make relevant fisheries technologies feasible and accessible to different categories of
fishermen of different hydro climatic zone. Keeping the above facts, the present study
attempts to explore the present linkage pattern existing among research and extension
system. The study was carried out in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India,
The sample consisted of 40 researchers from a fisheries research organisation ,40 extension
personnel from state department of fisheries, Agency for Development of
Aquaculture (ADAK), Brackish water Fish Farmers Development Agency (BFDA) and
Co- operative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd( MAT^YAFED). It was noticed
that 47.50 % of the researchers had medium level of linkage with extension personnel
followed by 35.00 per cent with high and 17.50 per cent with low level of linkage.
The paper highlights the frequency of linkage and also the socio personable variables
contributing to the linkage.
