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Fisheries exports form a sizeable share for foreign exchange earning of the country. In order to improve the productivity, profitability and stability of seafood industry, there is need for the following revolutions, viz. Productivity revolution, Quality revolution, Value addition Revolution (ready to eat and ready to cook products etc) for both home and global trade. This book examines the growth and contribution of fish production and to analyse the exports of ...
Management of water resources is crucial for supporting livelihoods, particularly marginal communities. The study aims at understanding the livelihood patterns of fishermen within the Tungabhadra sub basin, a tributary of river Krishna located in peninsular India. Household surveys, focus group discussions and interviews were carried out in order to understand the currents status, besides trying to identify key issues and constraints that curtail fisheries ...
Water sector reforms are underway in many countries of the world today. Mexico, Turkey and Philippines are some of the countries where the concept of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) has been tried and tested. In India, Andhra Pradesh is the first state to have gone in with the "big bang" approach of uniform and simultaneous introduction of PIM throughout the state. Today, the Andhra Pradesh model is being watched with great interest and is ...
As water resources become increasingly scarce in India and demand only increases, the challenge of sustaining irrigation systems and the lands they serve is a matter of crucial importance. In particular, the livelihood of millions of farmers is threatened. India's canal irrigation systems, which have so far made an enormous contribution to food security, are now in crisis because of increasing competition for water, poor management and declining funding. The ...