Green mussel farming as a small-holder-friendly, livelihood-enabling supplementary activity along the backwaters in the southwest coast of India is analyzed in this paper covering various phases of its adoption and growth. Though a benign enterprise that does not demand significant establishment cost and labor-intensive culture activities, green mussel production is presently at a crossroads, facing severe challenges at its very cradle, owing to various biotic and abiotic constraints. The main underlying factors are analyzed, physical and economic losses estimated, and policy options suggested to enable a steadfast revival.

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印度的青贻贝养殖（Perna viridis L.）：对主要增长里程碑的分析，由于疾病发病率而导致的近期下降以及复兴的前景

本文分析了青口贻贝养殖作为印度西南沿海死水沿岸小农户友好的生计补充活动，涵盖了其采用和生长的各个阶段。尽管贻贝养殖企业不需要大量的建设成本和劳动密集型的养殖活动，但由于各种生物和非生物限制，青口贻贝生产目前处于十字路口，在其摇篮中面临着严峻的挑战。分析了主要的潜在因素，估算了自然和经济损失，并建议了能够实现持续复苏的政策选择。