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Salinizing livelihoods: the political ecology of brackish water shrimp aquaculture in South India
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Edité par CCSD ; Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) -
International audience. The growth of brackish water aquaculture globally and in India is driven by a discourse that naturalizes salinity andsees aquaculture as an alternate livelihood and a good source of food and nutrition in coastal areas. In this paper, wetake issue with such a discourse and argue in particular that brackish water shrimp aquaculture is as much a cause ofincreased salinity as it is a response to it. We also highlight, through a case study of two villages in south India, thataquaculture farmers are relatively influential in political and economic capital and while it is not with the case of smallfarmers. The paper further claims the growth of shrimp farms in the region has resulted in a declining area under andproductivity of paddy cultivation and pollution of fishing grounds and drinking water as well. Our findings suggestthe need for policy makers to take a more critical look at brackish water aquaculture and the possible irreversible coststhat they might have on coastal lands and rural livelihoods.
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