Surapa Raju | Andhra University (original) (raw)
Papers by Surapa Raju
IASSI Quarterly: Contributions to Indian Social Science, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2018
Climate variability is a serious concern for fishermen in near term and long term. For instance, ... more Climate variability is a serious concern for fishermen in near term and long term. For
instance, sea erosion has taken its toll on AP shoreline over the last 30 years as more old fishermen, than young, say that they have observed a greater extent of the shoreline eat into the village front. This has made them go out to deep sea with expenses in fuel and deck hands, though without the assurance of bigger catches, there is a falling income potential, loss of productivity and deteriorating livelihoods, like apprehensions about migrating, or giving up traditional crafts for mechanical labour. This study has made a multi-stage stratified sampling in 450 households in nine areas divided into three coastal zones in two districts of Godavari and Krishna in coastal Andhra Pradesh. The study asks into the effects of sea erosion, wind movements, cyclones, heat waves and currents on livelihoods across three generations of fishermen; while effects of changes in assets – natural (sea),physical (craft, nets), financial, social and human (health issues) – with two case studies,account for the influence of climate variations on livelihoods of fishermen and women.Recommending a need to create awareness and consciousness among fishermen on how to deal with adversities of climate variations, the study advocates for the government to play an active role in encouraging fishing and popularizing the trade with the latest
technology.
Keywords: Climate variations, Fishers, Coastal Andhra, Livelihoods
The Integrated Marine Fisheries Project is one among the many projects for the socio-economic dev... more The Integrated Marine Fisheries Project is one among the many projects for the socio-economic development of the fishermen community. Under this project, the Andhra Pradesh Fishermen co-operative Federation (AFCOF) distributed Beach Landing Crafts on subsidy basis to the members of the fishermen co-operative societies. With the help of these crafts the beneficiaries have improved their annual incomes from Rs. 13,850 to Rs. 25,509. 75 percent of the total sample households have benefited from the scheme by crossed their previous income levels and remaining 25 percent of them have to cross their income levels. If the AFCOF supplies adequate nets and the cooperative society take the responsibility of marketing activity, then this scheme will be a boon to the fishermen community.
IASSI Quarterly: Contributions to Indian Social Science, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2018
Climate variability is a serious concern for fishermen in near term and long term. For instance, ... more Climate variability is a serious concern for fishermen in near term and long term. For
instance, sea erosion has taken its toll on AP shoreline over the last 30 years as more old fishermen, than young, say that they have observed a greater extent of the shoreline eat into the village front. This has made them go out to deep sea with expenses in fuel and deck hands, though without the assurance of bigger catches, there is a falling income potential, loss of productivity and deteriorating livelihoods, like apprehensions about migrating, or giving up traditional crafts for mechanical labour. This study has made a multi-stage stratified sampling in 450 households in nine areas divided into three coastal zones in two districts of Godavari and Krishna in coastal Andhra Pradesh. The study asks into the effects of sea erosion, wind movements, cyclones, heat waves and currents on livelihoods across three generations of fishermen; while effects of changes in assets – natural (sea),physical (craft, nets), financial, social and human (health issues) – with two case studies,account for the influence of climate variations on livelihoods of fishermen and women.Recommending a need to create awareness and consciousness among fishermen on how to deal with adversities of climate variations, the study advocates for the government to play an active role in encouraging fishing and popularizing the trade with the latest
technology.
Keywords: Climate variations, Fishers, Coastal Andhra, Livelihoods
The Integrated Marine Fisheries Project is one among the many projects for the socio-economic dev... more The Integrated Marine Fisheries Project is one among the many projects for the socio-economic development of the fishermen community. Under this project, the Andhra Pradesh Fishermen co-operative Federation (AFCOF) distributed Beach Landing Crafts on subsidy basis to the members of the fishermen co-operative societies. With the help of these crafts the beneficiaries have improved their annual incomes from Rs. 13,850 to Rs. 25,509. 75 percent of the total sample households have benefited from the scheme by crossed their previous income levels and remaining 25 percent of them have to cross their income levels. If the AFCOF supplies adequate nets and the cooperative society take the responsibility of marketing activity, then this scheme will be a boon to the fishermen community.