Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Gadde Sriharsha, Dr. Annapurna Kalal, Dr. KV Basavakumar and Dr. Shobha Nagnur

Abstract:
In order to know the constraints faced by fisherwomen involved in post-harvest activities of marine fisheries a study was conducted in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh during 2020-21. The fisherwomen were selected through purposive random sampling method. A total of 120 respondents were selected. Primary data was collected through personal interview method. The data was analyzed by using suitable statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, correlation and t-test respectively. The results revealed that half (50.00%) of the women belonged to middle aged category. Cent per cent of the respondents belonged to other backward caste i.e., Palli community. More than half (57.50%) of the respondents were illiterates and 89.17 per cent were married. Majority of fisherwomen belonged to (90.00%) nuclear families and family size was ranging from 1-4 members. The annual income was upto Rs. 1, 32,000 for 88.00 per cent of fisherwomen. Study revealed that cent per cent of the respondents expressed lack of transportation was the major problem. A great majority (98.33%) of the respondents said that high interest rate charged by money lender as a major constraint in scaling up the fisheries post-harvest activities. Three fourth of the fisherwomen said (75.83%) lack of storage and preservation facilities at community level, followed by (73.33%) health problems associated with work specially while doing post-harvest activities of marine fisheries. Long working hours, lack of proper hygienic conditions were also the major constraints for fisherwomen.