Articles

November 21, 2025

Unshackling Kerala’s Waters: Reviving Pokkali, Kaipad and Inland Fisheries for a Blue Future

On World Fisheries Day 2025, the challenges faced by Kerala’s fisheries sector come to the forefront as strict rules hinder inland fisheries and aquaculture, despite the state’s vast water resources. As World Fisheries Day 2025 is celebrated globally today, the […]
May 25, 2020

Small-scale fishers thrive under new pricing system

A study done by CPPR titled ‘Empowerment of Kerala’s fishermen: Need for change in the role of Matsyafed’ by Sara John and Nimmish Sany quoted in a news article published in The Times of India Harbour management societies floated to […]
April 29, 2019

A Critical Analysis of Kerala’s Fishermen and their Debt Trap

Kerala boasts of its much-touted Model of Development with rapid progress in socio-economic conditions, yet the fishermen community of the state is not able to make a tantamount progress in social and economic development. The poverty, due to the continuum […]
October 4, 2012

Traditional Fishermen Folk In Kerala & Their Livelihood Issues

By D. Dhanuraj The God’s own country is known for her ravishing beauty and hospitality nature. The potential in the tourism segment has been emphasised over the years. Lakes, rivers, ponds and lagoons supplement this argument along with the food […]