A., Rajagopal Balancing upstream agriculture security with downstream aquaculture 'prosperity': Some reflections from India. UNSPECIFIED.
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Like many Southeast Asian countries, unregulated shrimp culture has resulted in ecological degradations and has impacted the the local economy in the following ways in India. A major problem noted is pollution and salinisation of drinking water in many villages. Excessive pumping of ground water along the coast for the purpose of salinity control in the ponds has resulted in intrusion of sea water. Also storing of sea water in ponds continuously for many months has turned the ground water saline through seepage. Seepage of saline water from prawn farms has led to acidification of soil of nearby agricultural lands. Fast developing aquaculture has already made its consequences on local economy and environment. Not only private lands but also village commons have been encroached by them. Conversion of agriculture lands into prawn has affected the employment opportunities of thousands of agricultural labourers. The problem is particularly important for women agricultural labourers as they use to get employment in many operations of paddy cultivation such as transplantation, weeding and harvesting. Conversion of paddy lands into prawn farms has not only displaced agricultural labourers and poor peasants but also affected rice production in the area.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 210.BAL001 |
| Keywords: | Aquaculture, Rivers, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Environmental Pollution, Salination, Water Resources, Riverine Fisheries, Legal Issues, Livelihood, India, Agriculture, Culture Fisheries, Economy, Impact, Ecology, Shrimp |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2022 06:02 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 06:02 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/9256 |
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