Economics of Motorized Crafts in Fishery

by S Surapa Raju

ISBN: 9789351302667
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Imprint : Scholars World
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 5995.00
Biblio : xx+145p.,Tabls.,figs., 25 cm

Author Profile

S. Surapa Raju, is Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad, an autonomous research institute supported by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). He has been with CSD for nearly two and half decades. Primarily interested in Fisheries Economics, Rural Development and Education, he has been on the research team of as many as 30 Research Projects related to fisheries, agriculture and others funded by State and Central Governments, World Bank, etc. He has presented many papers on “Small-scale Fisheries” at national and international seminars and published 25 papers in various reputed journals and in edited books. He has published a book entitled “Development of Fishermen community through Technology” by The Associated Publishers.

About The Book

Fisheries sector plays a significant role in Indian economy. The main objective of motorization is technological upgradation of traditional sector, to help the fishermen to reduce their physical strain and to extend their area of fishing operations, mainly to increase the fish catch, income and thereby to raise their socio-economic status. Motorization programme is being implemented by extending credit facilities to fishers through nationalized banks. This field based study was carried out by Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad, to assess the impact of motorization of traditional crafts on marine fishing households with the financial assistance of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). <BR> The present book makes clear that motorization helped the fishers in improving their living standards. It recommends for extending credit facilities to other poor traditional craft owning households for motorization of their traditional crafts to improve their catches and socio-economic conditions. This book is very much useful for planners, researchers and administrators in formulating policies and programmes.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii <BR> Acknowledgements ix <BR> List of Tables xvii <BR> 1. Introduction 1 <BR> 2. Review of Literature 8 <BR> 3. Methodology and Sample Design 39 <BR> 4. Marine Fisheries Sector in Andhra Pradesh 46 <BR> 5. System, Procedures and Constraints in Motorization Scheme 67 <BR> 6. Economic Impact of Motorization 76 <BR> 7. Impact of Motorization on Socio-Economic Conditions 106 <BR> 8. Summary and Conclusions 130 <BR> References 139