DFM Andhra Pradesh
The DFM – South India research mainly covers three states in peninsular India. The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Hyderabad will be main coordinating institute for The South Indian research component. Other key institutions that are involved in research in south India include Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), District Fishermen’s Youth Welfare Association (DFYWA), Visakhapatnam, Village Service Society (VSS), Visakhapatnam and St Joseph’s College for Women, Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh
The newly created state of Andhra Pradesh has a coastline of 974 km. As per CMFRI census, 2010, the marine fishermen population in 9 coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh estimated at 6.05 lakh with 1.63 lakh fishermen families and 1.51 lakh active fishermen. There are 546 marine fishing villages situated along the coast of Andhra Pradesh. There are about 555 fishermen villages and 349 fish landing centers scattered in 9 coastal districts [1]. Dried fish is part of the coastal Andhra’s cuisine. Salted and cured fish are produced all along the coast and sold both in the coastal areas and in the hinterlands.
The DFM Andhra Pradesh Team
- Dr. Sai Leela Modem
- Dr. Jeena Thathamath Srinivasan
- Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan
Partner Organisations
Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Hyderabad
The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) was established as an autonomous research Centre in 1980. Appreciating its role in the promotion of research and training, the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India) recognized it as a national institute in the year 1986 and included the Centre in its network of institutions. Conducting interdisciplinary research in analytical and applied areas of social sciences, encompassing socio-economic and other aspects of development, constitute the predominant activities of the Centre. Its sphere of research activity has now expanded beyond the state of Andhra Pradesh [2].
St Joseph’s College for Women, Visakhapatnam
St. Joseph’s College for women was started in the year 1958, he first of its kind in the north coastal Andhra Pradesh. St. Joseph’s College for Women aims at being a Centre of Academic Excellence, which empowers young women to provide Intellectual Leadership and transform the world through Courage of Conviction, Optimism and Hope [3].
Significant Publications
Sathyapalan, Jyothis, and Sunny George. “Governability challenges in sustaining small-scale fisheries in an urban context: A study of Cochin Backwaters, India.” In Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries, pp. 85-99. Springer, Cham, 2015.
Hapke, Holly M. “Petty traders, gender, and development in a south Indian fishery.” Economic Geography 77, no. 3 (2001): 225-249.
Oberhauser, Ann M., Jennifer L. Mandel, and Holly M. Hapke. “Gendered livelihoods in diverse global contexts: An introduction.” Gender, Place & Culture 11, no. 2 (2004): 205-208.
Hapke, Holly M., and Devan Ayyankeril. “Gendered livelihoods in the global fish-food economy: a comparative study of three fisherfolk communities in Kerala, India.” Maritime studies 17, no. 2 (2018): 133-143.
Hapke, Holly M. “India: street vendors, fish markets and food security.” Yemaya 58 (2018): 2-3.
Sathyapalan, Jyothis, Jeena T. Srinivasan, and Joeri Scholtens. “Fishing fleet reduction and its livelihood implications. a case study of Palk Bay resource users in the East Coast of Tamil, Nadu, India.” (2008).
Srinivasan, Jeena T. “State regulation versus co-management: evidence from the Cochin Estuarine Fisheries in India.” Environment and Development Economics 10, no. 1 (2005): 97-117.