Calcutta: The Mudialy Fishermen's Cooperative Society

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Year of Publication
1994
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Book Title
The wealth of communities: Stories of success in local environmental management
Pagination
1-14
Date Published
01/1994
Publisher
Kumarian Press
City
West Hartford, CT
Language
English
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ISBN
1-56549-038-X
Call Number
HD75.6.P94 1994
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Abstract

The case study presents an account of the processes leading to the reclamation of a vast area of marshland through the combination of indigenous knowledge, and initiative with scientific technical knowledge, by a community of fishermen in Mudialy, a rural community near Calcutta, India.

Sewage and organic waste from the vast population of urban Calcutta is transformed into a nutrient source which is then fed into the marshes for fish farming and vegetable production.

The case study illustrates how indigenous knowledge systems and technical knowledge could be integrated to achieve environmentally sustainable and at the same time economically viable development projects building on community participation.

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Calcutta