Abstract: Fishing is one of the oldest occupations that is closely related to the socio-economic development and it comes next to agriculture. It plays a major role in the sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction in an economy. The basic requirement of economic growth of any country is the development of the primary sector. The major component in the primary sector comprises agricultural activities and allied sectors such as fisheries, forestry, and poultry, dairy and mining.
Fish and fishing communities are inseparable from the main stream as they contribute much to the regular food habits of common man and economic activities of the people in the country. It has been undertaken as a powerful income and employment generator as it encouraged growth of several subsidiary industries. It is a source of foreign exchange too. This paper is an attempt to review the interregional comparison of poverty and deprivation among the active marine fisher folk of Kerala.
Keywords: Poverty and Deprivation.
Title: The interregional comparison of Poverty and Deprivation among the fisher folk in Kerala: An Analysis
Author: Vineetha.T
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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