Lesson 7 : Activities of Women in Agriculture & Allied Sectors
Fisheries
India is among the top ten fish producing countries in the world contributing about 3% to the world marine fish catch. About 5 million people in the coastal areas carry out fishing and allied activities for their livelihood.
In India, nature and extent of women's participation in fisheries varies across the states.
Fish drying/curing, marketing and net-mending are the main areas of women's involvement in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
Women are also involved in shrimp processing in these states. In addition, in Andhra Pradesh, women are engaged in mollusk and shell collection on a seasonal basis in a few places along the coastline.
However, marine fish capture is a men's domain.
In coastal aquaculture, women are involved in prawn and seed collection to a very limited extent.
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