Cage Farming Headed For Equal Opportunity In Aquaculture Development In Kerala, India
Abstract:
Kerala, on the southwest coast of peninsular India, has a long coastline, interconnected to backwaters and brackishwater resources with extensive areas available for farming but only moderate current use for cultivation. Pizhala is an island near Kochi, the largest city of Kerala, surrounded by the Periyar River. Pizhalais is in the central part of the Kadamakkudy Grama Panchayat (village council) of Ernakulam District. Here, pokkali (salt-tolerant) rice cultivation in water-logged fields and shrimp farming are the major activities. Kudumba Shree self-help groups of women actively participate in these economic activities. Of the 20,000 total population of the Panchayat, women constitute 51 % and have a literacy rate of 81 %. Women's involvement in the fisheries value chain is minimal and mostly concentrated in fresh and dried fish trading.
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Date 2017/12/31
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