Fisherwomen’s Perception on the Constraints Hampering their Empowerment and Development: A Case Study of the Self Help Groups of Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu

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dc.contributor.authorJayaraman, R
dc.contributor.authorInfantina, J. Amali
dc.contributor.authorPiyashi, Debroy
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T07:01:31Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T07:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractMarine fisheries constitute a valuable source of food and employment, and a net contributor to the nation’s balance of payment. The fisherwomen have been facing several constraints of technical, financial, organizational and policy realms, which affects their social and economic empowerment. In this regard, around 40 fisherwomen from Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Tharuvaikulam fishing village in Thoothukudi district (Tamil Nadu) was selected randomly for data collection. The fisherwomen were asked to rank the constraints according to their perception of importance. Garrett Ranking Technique was used to analyze the constraints in order to find out the most significant factor which influences the respondent. This technique helps to precisely rank the preference of the respondents on different factors. Of the seven production constraints, high cost of inputs including finfish and shellfish was ranked foremost. Of the five financial constraints, lack of funds for starting and running the business activities was the major constraint. Among the five constraints that influenced cohesion of the SHGs, the respondents opined that lack of leadership and guidance affected the performance of the SHGs. Lack of marketing skills was the single most important marketing constraint. With regard to performance constraints, lesser profits brought down their performance. Further, lack of contact between producer and consumer was identified as the most important constraint, among six extension constraints, that affected market access. Among the seven entrepreneurship constraints, lack of lateral thinking and innovation denied them success in their business.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFishery Techn 53 (3) : 257 - 262en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.cift.res.in/handle/123456789/5006
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociety of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochinen_US
dc.subjectMicrofinance, fisherwomen SHGs, production and marketing constraintsen_US
dc.titleFisherwomen’s Perception on the Constraints Hampering their Empowerment and Development: A Case Study of the Self Help Groups of Thoothukudi District, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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