-Firstpost.com Marine fisherfolk of Odisha foresee a miserable life ahead despite fishery activities being exempted from the purviews of the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, which has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). "Fishermen of the coastal villages are living a miserable life. And, with no opportunities to earn, either from fishing or daily labour, marine fishing community in Odisha is bound to face...
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Why learning to cook Pulicat's food is important to save this ecologically sensitive wetland -Shonali Muthalaly
-The Hindu Pulicat’s Fisherwomen join forces with chefs using their culinary heritage and fresh-caught fish to convince the city that their home is worth fighting for Activism and seafood make for an unusual, but unexpectedly persuasive, meal. As part of the ongoing Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha, an all-star cast recently combined forces to bring Pulicat and its fishing community to the city, by serving up a meal that was a crafty combination of...
More »FAO Report: Globalisation Has Hit Fisherwomen Badly
-The New Indian Express KOCHI: Globalisation and its appetite for cheap input have badly affected Fisherwomen who are already grossly underpaid when compared to men in the sector or are unpaid, a report of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, published on Tuesday has observed. In the sector, with its still prevalent Old Boys’ Club behaviour, globalisation benefited some people from new emerging work and business opportunities, but...
More »Community radio helps them beat boredom-Renuka Phadnis
-The Hindu Content available in five languages from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mangalore: Nalini Kotekar, a resident of village Kotekar, 18 km from Mangalore, rolls beedis for a living. To break the drudgery of her work, she listens to the radio but not broadcast from the advertisement-packed radio stations relaying popular cine songs. She becomes nostalgic as speakers discuss issues of yesteryear in "Tulu Chavadi", a programme beamed by Sarang, a radio...
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