Report on final workshop on globalisation and seafood trade legislation: the effect on poverty in India. 23-24 January 2003, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (NRI report no. 2721)

Abstract

This report presents the proceedings and findings of a workshop held in the Green Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam from 23 to 24 January 2003. It was attended by participants (36 in all) representing a cross section of the fisheries industry from producer organisations, NGOs, government organisations and private companies involved in the fish export industry of India. (See appendix 1 ). The report outlines the results of the research project on "Globalisation and Seafood Trade Legislation – The Impact on Poverty in India" funded by the Post Harvest Fisheries Research Programme (PHFRP) of the Department for International Development (DFID). The workshop considered the status of the export industry in Kerala, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh and the effect that export legislation is having on livelihoods of the poor in these three states. The discussion of the issues raised is given in the main body of the report (section 2) with summaries of the presentations in the Appendices 3- 5.