Knowledge and behavior: a study on adoption of best management practices among Sri Lankan shrimp farmers

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Table 1

Distribution of the selected farms by shrimp farming zone.

Zone	Total number of farms	Number of farms surveyed
1	109	54
2	417	37
3	186	29
4	28	7
5	110	4
Total	850	131

Source: NAQDA, personal communication, 2021.

Note: The total number of farms in each zone included both operating farms, which were active with stocked shrimp, and non-operating farms, which had no shrimp stock and were inactive.

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