A Beacon of trust: As the covid-19 pandemic ravaged the fisher economy of Sri Lanka, leaving households indebted and distressed, co-operatives emerged as a beacon for the small-scale fishing sector’s well-being

Amarasinghe, Oscar (2021) A Beacon of trust: As the covid-19 pandemic ravaged the fisher economy of Sri Lanka, leaving households indebted and distressed, co-operatives emerged as a beacon for the small-scale fishing sector’s well-being. Samudra Report (85). pp. 45-47. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Close to 350,000 kg of fish is brought everyday to the Peliyagoda Central Fish market, on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka Three thousand sellers sit, jostle and haggle in close proximity at the central hub for retailers to collect and disperse their produce to various parts of the country. This hub of market activity was hit with the worst crisis in its history when 19 cases of COVID19 were discovered in its premises in October last year.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM1183
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Sri Lanka, Covid, Blue Economy, Small-scale Fisheries, Employment, Fish Production, Debt, Food Security, Fish Marketing
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	12 Oct 2021 07:30
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 07:02
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/2017

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