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Table 15.Fish landing stationwise information as per
1997census.
Gujaral MNP&S % of State
No. of Fishing Centres 886 40 4.5
Marine 190 24 12.6
Inland 696 ' 16 2.3
Fisherman families 77,162 4,906 6.3
Marine 42,855 3,577 8.4
Inland 34,307 1,329 3.8
Fisherman population 4,49,440 32,609 7.2
Male 2,30,305 16,847 7.3
Female 2,19,135 15,762 7.2
Marine 2,75,005 24,830 9.1
Inland 1,74,435 7,779 4.5
Active fisherman
Full time 78,717 5,355 6.8
Part time 16,589 1,150 6.9
Marketing of fish 1,864 191 10.2
Repair of nets 2,673 169 6.3
Process of fish 1,073 1 0.1
Others 3,903 196 5.02
Total 1,04,819 6,962 6.6
Literate fisherman 160,880 3,134 1.9
Male 96,146 2,477 2.6
Female 64,734 657 1.02
Families with own house 73,045 4,906 6.7
Castewise category family
Scheduled caste 465 79 16.9
Scheduled tribes 23,922 0 0
aBC 52,013 4,817 9.2
Others 762 0 0
Total 77,162 4,896 6.3
Castewise category population
Scheduled caste
2,711 510 18.8
Scheduled tribes
1,21,820 0 0
3,20,482 .
aBC
32,039 26.3
Others . 4,427 60 1.3
Total
4,49,440 32,609 7.2
Trained fisherman population
Male 5,510 257 4.6
Female 183 58 31.6
Total 5,693 315 5.5
Source: fishery Statistics, 2000; GEEN2002
grain has increased. It appears that the Sate has
switched over from low value coarse cereals to oil
seeds and sugar cane. The share of wheat and
rice has also increased to a certain extent and
that of dry-land crops like pulses has almost
doubled.
Cropping pattern: An increase of 11% or 5.5% per
annum has been observed in the total cropped
area in the Kachchh district in the year 93-94
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Gulf of Kachchh
compared to 91-92. However there has
been hardly any percentile increase
between 91-92 and 95-96. But in the
Jamnagar district there is a reduction of
almost an equal amount during 91-92 to
93-94.
In the coastal region of Kachchh, cotton
became the dominant crop covering 35%Of
the cropped area in 93-94 from 8% in 91-
92. Fodder crops cover about 42% of the
total and a drop in these crops has been
observed. This pattern of cropping has a
mixed impact on the environment. Chtton
is a crop that invites the highest number
of pests inducing greater usage of
pesticides, whereas a higher proportion of
fodder crops sends good signals for animal
husbandry, milk production and livestock.
As against this, oil seeds are the dominant
crop in the coastal region of Jamnagar
district claiming 43% of the total cropped
land and the area under fodder is only
32%. Similarly, the coastal talukas of
Rajkot district also reveal dominance of
oil seeds covering on overwhelming
proportion of 58%. An alarming trend in
three folds growth in the area of
cultivation of drugs and narcotics was
noted in the Kachchh district.
b. Landholding Pattern :
In the coastal districts around the Gulf of
Kachchh, the landholding pattern is
influenced by climatic conditions and lack
of significant irrigation facilities. This
situation is reflected in the dominance of
medium and large size landholdings.
These size-classes account for more that
50% of the landholdings as the smaller
sizes cannot be viable under these
conditions.
However, some changes seem to have taken place
in this pattern during the last decade 1981-91.
Though the large and medium landholdings have
remained relatively dominant, there has been a
discernible decline in the small and marginal
holdings. This was so especially in the smaIl and
marginal holdings in the case of the district of
Jamnagar that might force agricultural activities
to be more intensive requiring more inputs in
terms of water, fertilizers and pesticides. As far as
area of operational holdings is concerned, there