Vol. 12 No. 2
Role played and constraints faced by fisher women in inland fish marketing in Anand district, Gujarat, India
Author(s): S. R. PANIGRAHY AND D. VAHONIYA
Abstract: Anand district in Gujarat stands first in inlandrnfish production through ponds and tanks and around four thousands of fisherrnwomen were depending on fishery activities for their livelihood sustenance.rnLooking into their role, two major objectivities were put forth by thernresearcher; that is, to understand different roles played by fisherwomen inrncomparision to their male counterparts and to understand different constraintsrnfaced by them during marketing of the fish. Fifty female retailers werernselected purposively from different market yards of the district and responsesrnhad been captured through a pretested structured schedule. During analysis, itrnwas found that fisher women were mainly doing segregation, cleaning andrncollection of cash after selling of the produce solely whereas selling of fishrnhad been handled by both male and female fisherman of the district. Duringrnselling of fresh fish female retailers were facing much real cost and increaserninfrastructural set up may enhance their retaining and bargaining power. Femalernretailers may be empowered by proving training in their respective activitiesrnareas.
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