Resources documenting the pressures that arise from broader environmental degradation such as depleted water tables, soil erosion, loss of forest cover, encroachment of common land, or disruption of ecosystems on which women farmers depend.
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
Industrial demand is making one of the most affordable species of fish along the east coast of India more expensive. E. Haripriya explores what these ripple effects mean for local kitchens in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
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—Reshma and Nagveni, a duo rooting for tubers in Joida, Karnataka