Decision Making Behaviour of Fisherwomen of Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka - An Empirical Analysis
Decision Making Behaviour of Fisherwomen of Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka - An Empirical Analysis
Date
2014
Authors
Mahesh, V
Lekshmi, P. S. Swathi
Benakappa, S
Naik, A. S. Kumar
Kumar, Jitendra
Reddy, S. Vijay Kumar
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
Among the different sectors of the Indian economy
where women contribute significantly, fisheries
sector occupies a prime place. Out of the total
fisherfolk population of Karnataka, comprising
1 67 429, around 23 000 fisherwomen are actively
involved in fisheries related activities such as
marketing of fish, net making/repairing, curing/
processing, peeling, labour and other miscellaneous
activities. Though, studies have captured the pivotal
role played by fisherwomen in income generation
for their families, the decision making behavior, a
key parameter of their empowerment status, remains
an unexplored area. The present study deals
with the areas of decision making in which
fisherwomen are involved and the influence of
socio-economic status on their decision making
behavior. The study was undertaken in three
selected villages in Dakshina Kannada district of
Karnataka using multi stage random sampling
method. From the findings, it was observed that,
84.16% of female fresh fish vendors had medium
level of decision making behaviour. Fisherwomen
were observed to be the sole and independent
decision makers with respect to all aspects of fish
marketing such as source of fish purchase, rate and
quantity to be purchased, transportation, quantity of
ice to be used, selling price, time of fish sales,
purchasing and hiring of equipment and getting and
repaying credits. Results of the multiple regression
analysis revealed that, among the profile characteristics
studied, the variable namely self-confidence
showed a high and positive significant contribution
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Keywords
Decision making, fisherfolk, fish vending, self-confidence, fisherwomen
Citation
Fishery Techn 51 (4) : 280 - 285