Fishers in post-harvest fisheries sector in India: an assessment of socio-economic status

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dc.contributor.authorGopal, N.
dc.contributor.authorJeyanthi, P.
dc.contributor.authorAshok, A.
dc.contributor.authorSalim, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorKatiha, P.
dc.contributor.authorKrishnan, M.
dc.contributor.authorBarik, N.K.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, B.G.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorSathiadas, R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T08:38:49Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T08:38:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the results of study carried out during 2009-11, to assess literacy, health and income status of fishers in India with reference to postharvest sector which covered fishers in marketing and processing. The study covered five states and one union territory, covering 11 districts reaching 548 households. About 52.19% of the respondents fell in the age group of 36-55. The average malefemale ratio was 1.03 and 66.61% of the families were in the small family category of 2-4 members. It was observed that the literacy rates among fishers in post-harvest sector in different states ranged from 63.74 to 95.81%. In general, the literacy rates were comparable to the national average. Maternal and child mortality were low in the sample studied and the average birth weight of infants was 2.68 kg. The average monthly income was Rs. 7027.45 with a daily income of Rs. 234.25. About 44.70% of the households had no savings and 47.81% of households were in debt.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFishery Technology 2014: 51(3), 213-219en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1808
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociety of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin, Indiaen_US
dc.subjectprocessingen_US
dc.subjectmarketingen_US
dc.subjectincomeen_US
dc.subjectliteracyen_US
dc.subjecthealthen_US
dc.subjectfishersen_US
dc.titleFishers in post-harvest fisheries sector in India: an assessment of socio-economic statusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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