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Sustainable alternate livelihood avocations for coastal women in India [1]

Fisheries form a major source of employment, income and livelihood for most of the people inhabiting the coastal region. Women in fisheries are in general labelled as imperceptible wokers as their contributions are not adequately apprehended and realized. Fishing in India is the main stay of men but women too play a major role in pre and post harvest activities.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2008
S. Ayyappan [2], Sheela Immanuel [3], R. Narayana Kumar [4]
Agricultural Situation in India [5]
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Tags:
Fisheries [6], Marine Fisheries [7], Marine Fisherfolk [8], Women [9], Unemployment [10], India [11], Andhra Pradesh [12], Gujarat [13], Karnataka [14], Kerala [15], Maharashtra [16], Orissa (Odisha) [17], Tamil Nadu [18], West Bengal [19]
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