Opinion of Farmers About Community Based Tank Management Project in Bidar District

The Investigation was carried out in the year 2007-2008 to know the suggestions offered by the community based tank management project beneficiary farmers in ten villages of Bidar district. The study revealed that majority (46.66%) of the beneficiary farmers suggested to provide inputs like seeds, fertilizers and pesticides in time, equal importance should be given to all members (43.33%), and entire farm families should be covered (34.0%) involve local people while planning for construction of community tank (32.00%), inclusion of other agro-based income generating enterprises in the programme (30.00%), equal benefits to all the beneficiaries (26.66%), ‘training on management of community tank’ (23.33%), ‘conduct more extension educational activities’ (22.66%), ‘training on proper utilization of community tank for enhancing their income through fish culture’ (21.33%).