Browsing by Author "Choudhury, A."

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    • Amplifying outcomes by addressing inequality: The role of gender-transformative approaches in agricultural research for development 

      Kantor, P.; Morgan, M.; Choudhury, A.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Increasing agreement on the relevance of gender and social equalities to agricultural development outcomes has not come with the same consensus within the development community regarding ways to intervene in the sector to ...

    • Beyond crops: Towards gender equality in forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, and livestock development 

      Elias, M.; Zaremba, H.; Tavenner, K.; Ragasa, C.; Valencia, A.P.; Choudhury, A.; De Haan, N.; Marlene Elias: 0000-0001-8835-5348; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Nicoline De Haan: 0000-0002-6392-7079 (2022)
      Type: Presentation
      The fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and livestock sectors are critical for sustaining rural livelihoods and achieving global food and nutrition security. Yet each of these sectors embeds important gender and other social ...

    • A Community of Practice for Gender-Transformative Research Methodologies 

      Rietveld, A.; Gartaula, H.; Farnworth, C.R.; Lopez, D.; Bailey, A.; Hellin, J.; Fisher, E.; Kramer, B.; Teeken, B.; Mujawamariya, G.; Choudhury, A.; Anne Rietveld: 0000-0002-9400-9473; Bela Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2022)
      Type: Working Paper
      The Community of Practice on Gender-Transformative Research Methodologies (GTRM-CoP) builds on work conducted by international gender researchers at CGIAR and partner organizations. The community of practice is committed ...

    • Enhancing the gender-equitable potential of aquaculture technologies 

      Morgan, M.; Choudhury, A.; Braun, M.; Beare, D.; Benedict, J.; Kantor, P.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Brief
      Gender inequality constrains the real and potential capacity of women farmers to successfully adapt their farming practices in the face of climate risks or to develop stronger, more diversified livelihood portfolios that ...

    • Gender integration in aquaculture research and technology adoption processes: Lessons learned in Bangladesh 

      Farnworth, C.R.; Sultana, N.; Kantor, P.; Choudhury, A.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Working Paper
      This working paper is part of a review of aquaculture technologies and gender in Bangladesh in the period 1990 to 2014. It assesses how gender has been integrated within past aquaculture technology interventions, before ...

    • Gender norms and agricultural innovation: Insights from six villages in Bangladesh 

      Aregu, L.; Choudhury, A.; Rajaratnam, S.; Locke, C.; McDougall, M.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      The ability of development interventions to catalyse and support innovation for—and by— women and men is undermined by lack of specific understanding about how gender norms interact with gender relations and what this means ...

    • Gender relations and improved technologies in small household ponds in Bangladesh: Rolling out novel learning approaches 

      Farnworth, C.R.; Kantor, P.; Choudhury, A.; McGuire, S.; Sultana, N.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Gender-transformative engagement in the management of household ponds in Bangladesh for improved fish production relies on working with the complexities of gender relations in combination with a readiness by formally-trained ...

    • A Gender research activity plan for the aquaculture: Increasing Income, Diversifying Diets and Empowering Women (IDEA) in Bangladesh project 

      Adam, R.; Paz Mendez, A.; Haque, S.; Choudhury, A.; McDougall, C.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813
      Type: Demonstrator, pilot, prototype, plan designs
      This document describes the key activities IDEA will undertake from 2020 to 2022 to achieve its women empowerment outputs and outcomes. It is organized around the main results stated in ‘Outcome 5’ women empowerment outputs ...

    • Gender Transformative Approaches: Transforming food systems to advance equality 

      McDougall, C.; Choudhury, A.; Adam, R.; Haque, S.; Patel, A.E.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2022)
      Type: Poster
      Women and men are both critical to resilient food systems. Yet the aquatic food sector is not an even playing field: persistent gender inequalities mean women face more barriers than men at every turn. Infographic on Gender ...

    • A gendered aquaculture value chain analysis in northwestern Bangladesh 

      Kruijssen, F.; Adam, R.; Choudhury, A.; Danielsen, K.; McDougall, C.; Newton, J.; Smits, E.; Shelley, C.C.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Colin Charles Shelley: 0000-0002-5268-3806 (2021)
      Type: Internal Report
      This document presents a value chain study with an integrated gender lens of the aquaculture sector in Rajshahi and Rangpur in northwestern Bangladesh. The study forms part of the contextual knowledge foundation for the ...

    • Implications of agricultural innovation on gender norms: gender approaches in aquatic agriculture in Bangladesh 

      Behailu, L.; Rajaratnam, S.; Choudhury, A.; McDougall, C.; van der Burg, M.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2019)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Studies have shown that gender norms and gender relations restrict the innovation capacity of women in aquatic agricultural systems. This article explores the converse question: in what ways do and can aquatic agricultural ...

    • The importance of sex-disaggregated and gender data to a gender-inclusive COVID-19 response in the aquatic food systems 

      Choudhury, A.; Rajaratnam, S.; McDougall, C.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2022)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The chapter underscores the importance of sex-disaggregated data and gender data for inclusive and evidence-informed fisheries and aquaculture policies and development programs.

    • Preliminary observation on culture of Penaeus monodon in low-saline waters 

      Saha, S.B.; Bhattacharyya, S.B.; Choudhury, A. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      The feasibility of semi-intensive culture of Penaeus monodon in low saline environment was investigated by comparing the growth and production in low (0.16-6.52 ppt) and high (4.60-19.42 ppt) saline areas at two stocking ...

    • Promoting gender equity and equality through the small-scale fisheries guidelines: Experiences from multiple case studies 

      Kleiber, D.; Frangoudes, K.; Snyder, H.T.; Choudhury, A.; Cole, S.M.; Soejima, K.; Pita, C.; Santos, A.; McDougall, C.; Petrics, H.; Porter, M.; Steven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2017)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Gender equity and equality is the fourth guiding principle of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines), and sits within its wider human rights framework. The SSF Guidelines ...

    • Rapid assessment on gender dynamics, barriers, opportunities and risks in agriculture and aquaculture sectors in northwestern Bangladesh. 

      Haque, S.; Choudhury, A.; Adam, R.; McDougall, C.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Internal Report
      Generally Aquaculture in Bangladesh is perceived as men’s work (Barman, 2001) which implies that women has limited or no access to and benefit from aquaculture. Under this circumstance, this study aims to identify the ...

    • Sustainability impacts of ecosystem approaches to small-scale aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Dam Lam, R.; Barman, B.K.; Lozano, D.P.; Khatun, M.; Parvin, L.; Choudhury, A.; Rossignoli, C.; Karanja, A.; Gasparatos, A.; Rodolfo Dam Lam: 0000-0001-5987-3592; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Mst. Zohura Khatun: 0000-0003-4378-3677; Lutfa Parvin Lisa: 0000-0001-7103-8231; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cristiano Rossignoli: 0000-0001-8220-7360; Alice Karanja: 0000-0001-9095-4905 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      This study explores the sustainability impacts of adopting an ecosystem approach in underutilized homestead ponds (ecoponds) operated by women in Bangladesh. Households with ecoponds have significantly higher fish productivity, ...

    • Ten strategies for research quality in distance research during COVID-19 and future food system shocks 

      McDougall, C.; Akester, M.J.; Notere Boso, D.; Choudhury, A.; Hasiba, Z.; Karisa, H.C.; Pereira, M.; Price, C.R.; Ride, A.; Scott, J.; Shearer, D.; Sutcliffe, S.; Thilsted, S.H.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Harrison Charo Karisa: 0000-0001-5323-794X; Christopher Ross Price: 0000-0002-1353-0188; Jessica Scott: 0000-0002-5106-1335; David Shearer: 0000-0001-7334-4208; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2020)
      Type: Brief
      Food systems are faced with increasingly difficult challenges from COVID-19 and future climate, socioeconomic, health and other shocks. To build forward better from these shocks, effective responses are needed. These ...

    • Testing tools to measure women’s empowerment in fisheries and aquaculture 

      Rajaratnam, S.; Choudhury, A.; Adam, R.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2022)
      Type: Blog
      To measure the impact of fisheries and aquaculture projects on women's empowerment and nutrition, it is important to have a reliable tool for data collection.

    • Towards Ocean Equity 

      Osterblum, H.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Tladi, D.; Allison, E.; Arnaud-Haond, S.; Bebbington, J.; Bennett, N.; Blasiak, R.; Boonstra, W.J.; Choudhury, A.; Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M.; Daw, T.; Fabinyi, M.; Franz, N.; Harden-Davies, H.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lopes, P.; McDougall, C.; Resosudarmo, B.P.; Selim, S.A.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Working Paper
      This paper examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health, and income distribution now and in the future. The paper ...

    • Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review 

      Weeratunge, N.; Chiuta, T.M.; Choudhury, A.; Ferrer, A.; Hüsken, S.M.C.; Kura, Y.; Kusakabe, K.; Madzudzo, E.; Maetala, R.; Naved, R.; Schwarz, A.; Kantor, P.; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2012)
      Type: Working Paper
      Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and ...