Rice fields proceeds livelihood for nomadic duck rearers in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The field research was conducted to know the nomadic duck rearing pattern in the Thanjavur district of Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamilnadu. A total of thirty migratory duck farmers were interviewed. Duck rearing plays a vital role in the livelihood of poor who engage in nomadic duck rearing. The nomadic duck rearing fetches significant importance as of earning more with low level of investment. This type of duck rearing is a vendor or contractor directed enterprise where the duck rearers contribute their labour in rearing the ducks supplied by them on loan or credit basis. Migratory duck rearers worked as bonded labours for the duck vendors till the settlement of credit availed all the way through supply of eggs and spent ducks with nominal or less margin. Overall expenditure needed for the farming incurred by the vendors and profit will also be taken by the vendors.