Prawn and fish farming is an important source of income and employment for the local populace in the Sunderban region in West Bengal. These have led to a dynamism in the local economy in these areas. The results of this study suggest that the impact of this development has been skewed, whereby a small section of the population with access to capital has enjoyed substantial benefits and a large majority of the population was left out of the development trajectory.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-fish-farming-employment-and-household-income-evidence-village-study-west
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shantanu-de-roy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aquaculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarbans
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/estuaries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/estuarine-fisheries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/24-parganas-n
