NITI AAYOG - DOCPLAN-JUNE 2024

23, 08 June, 2024 In the Cauvery delta zone, farmers (especially small and marginal) are facing the problem of water scarcity, unseasonal heavy rainfall, seawater intrusion, difficulties in maintaining the moisture content of grains, inadequate infrastructure at the village level, and a general lack of access to resources and services in both the production and post-production stages. [...] In this investigation, the data clearly reveal that any efforts towards market connectivity resolution must address the individual within the context of the greater, extrinsic challenges present in the interrelated systems of farming in the Maldives. [...] While the individual is placed at the smallest level of a greater system, and the interconnections of the larger systems are great in impact, the individual is ultimately the decision maker on what and how things work, and how effective they will be. [...] This research attempted to explore the challenges faced by the informal livelihood-dependent households in the presence of salinity, changing livelihood patterns of the salinity-affected households and the nature of sector-specific adaptation strategies aimed at improving livelihood in Satkhira District. [...] It shall focus on the role of the khaps (if any) in providing an impetus to it in ways such as felicitating women achievers, and its role in ensuring the rights of sportspersons as was witnessed in the extension of solidarity with the wrestlers’ protests against their alleged sexual harassment.