Place: Tamilnadu

Involved in: Women Crab Farmer

Women Crab Farmer

• Mrs. Sussammal Nazareenis the first woman crab farmer in Tamil Nadu who is culturing mud crabs in a water spread area of 250 acres consisting of 25 ponds.
  
• She is having an experience of 15 years in crab farming.
  
• Crab farming is being done for 9 months in a year. 
  
• Farming is being done in earthen ponds with varying sizes from 0.1 to 1.0 ha. and with a depth of 2-6 ft.
  
• Water crabs with a size ranging from 50g -750 g are stocked in each pond. Water crabs are purchased           @ Rs. 75 -180/kg.
  
• Trash fish is fed @ 10 % of the body weight of the crabs. 
  
• Crabs are harvested by hand picking and sold in live condition to the exporters.
  
• Mrs. Susammal Nazareen, is a role model in the village and plays a major part in community development.