06-bioresourcesstatu.. - M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
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Gulf of Kachchh<br />
Table 14. Fishing centres with number of boats and centre wise fish production during 1999-2000<br />
ii. Domestic<br />
Fishing cenlre No. or Tolal Aclive Fishing boals Fish Prod.<br />
families population fishermen Mech Non-M Tolal<br />
.Jamnagar 35 202 55 0 0 0 0<br />
Bedi 439 2,952 474 149 39 188 15,70,137<br />
Sikka 430 3,005 570 127 43 170 9,91,599<br />
Sachana 424 2.943 667 150 28 178 26,50,378<br />
Sarma! 46 292 76 1 17 18 2,14,171<br />
Bed 116 7<strong>06</strong> 164 14 20 34 3,74,882<br />
Okha 59 376 101 21 20 41 3.24,37,279<br />
Be!balapur 160 1.247 266 101 26 127 57.01,870<br />
Mi!hapur 35 178 69 0 7 7 0<br />
Varavada 41 233 79 0 0 0 0<br />
Arambhada 31 198 67 5 18 23 0<br />
Salaya 7<strong>06</strong> 5,520 1,220 291 39 330 35,40,882<br />
Bharna 145 941 251 29 19 48 2,71,045<br />
Vadinar 138 897 204 6 20 26 3,43,322<br />
Chudeshwar 43 272 54 0 0 0 0<br />
NanaAmbla 86 545 145 0 0 0 2,23,602<br />
Jodiya 289 1,944 428 21 17 38 8,2,1.437<br />
Balambha 35 216 71 0 0 0 9,982<br />
Balachadi 38 200 58 3 1 4 1,53,420<br />
Zinzuda 31 I 190 54 0 0 0 0<br />
Navalakhi 149 998 320 88 81 169 8,11.855<br />
a. Agriculture :<br />
Grand lolal 3,577 24,830 5,580 1,133 402 1,535 7,24,94,561<br />
The agricultural situation in the state seems to<br />
have improved during the last three decades as<br />
retiected in the trend during the years 1969-70 to<br />
1992-93. Though the total cultivated area hardly<br />
increased for agricultural crops, production has<br />
more than doubled and so has the yield. This<br />
could be a result of increased irrigation facilities,<br />
improved input delivery system and due to the<br />
past several and continuous good monsoon years.<br />
In contrast to this, agricultural production is<br />
reported to be on the decline in' the coastal areas.<br />
Inspite of the implementation of the recommendations<br />
of several Government committees much<br />
remains to be done.<br />
Despite of the ongoing structural transformation in<br />
the State, population dependent on agriculture<br />
has remained substantially large.' In the coastal<br />
region of Kachchh, agricultural workers consist<br />
70% of total workers. Hence, in the event of<br />
adverse impact of salinity ingress on agriculture, a<br />
large section of coastal population will be affected.<br />
Natural calamities enhance the disaster scenario.<br />
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The nature and magnitude of such impacts will be<br />
determined by the area under cultivation,<br />
cropping and landholding patterns (Desai, 1997).<br />
Though moderate in regional comparison, the<br />
growth rate of agricultural output has been<br />
substantial in the State. The growth rate of<br />
agricultural output has increased to 2.30%<br />
compound growth rate per annum considering the<br />
triennium averages of 92-95 over 62-65. The figure<br />
for 70-73 over 62-65 was only 1.78%, the period<br />
during which the green revolution had not spread<br />
evenly in the country. Gujarat has maintained this<br />
tempo of growth, except during the eighties, a<br />
decade of successive droughts. A notable feature is<br />
that the growth of output has come about despite<br />
the fact that the total cropped area has recorded<br />
a negative growth rate of -0.09% during the last<br />
three decades and so is the case with the net sown<br />
area. The major components contributing towards<br />
the growth of yield are a substantial increase in<br />
mechanization, area under irrigation,<br />
consumption of fertilizers, cropping intensity and<br />
labour productivity. Moreover, there has been a<br />
change in cropping pattern. The percentage share<br />
of food grain has decreased and that of non-food