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Study on impacts of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations
(2014)Type: Working PaperDecades of scientific research related to agriculture and natural resource management have brought limited benefits to smallholder farmers, including crop farmers, fishers, livestock keepers and other resource users. ... -
Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda
(2014)Type: ReportLake Victoria fisheries face severe environmental stresses. Stocks are declining in a context of increasing population and growing demand for the lake's resources. Rising competition between users is putting conservation ... -
The Social-ecological systems framework: Potential for analysing gender and social change
(2014)Type: BriefThis brief focuses on the potential for the social-ecological systems (SES) framework to engage with concerns about gender and social change. It specifically considers how far feminist political ecology (FPE) can address ... -
Small and medium scale aquaculture value chain development in Egypt: Situation analysis and trends
(2014)Type: ReportThis report provides a situational analysis of the Egyptian aquaculture value chain conducted in 2013/2014. It deals with the conditions within which the farmed fish value chain operates in Egypt and the general trends ... -
Solomon Islands: Western Province situation analysis
(2014)Type: Working PaperAquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are places where farming and fishing in freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to household income and food security. Globally, the livelihoods of many poor and ... -
A digital approach to surveys in developing countries
(2014)Type: Book ChapterIn this paper, the authors present a methodology developed for gathering socioeconomic and environmental survey data in the field. The system is divided into two interfaces: i) an Android tablet with survey software for ... -
Communication strategies for managing coastal fisheries conflicts in Bangladesh
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries management involves balancing the competing demands of different users of fishery resources. Conflicts among fisheries stakeholders arise due to differences in power, interests, values, priorities, and manner of ... -
Communication interventions for gender equality and social equity in aquatic agricultural systems: A review of the literature
(2014)Type: ReportIn light of recent calls to integrate gender equality and social equity (GESE) strategies into development projects, researchers have begun to explore the gender-related inequalities in aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) ... -
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Gender situational analysis of the Barotse Floodplain
(2014)Type: ReportZambia's rivers, lakes and wetlands support extensive agriculture, fisheries and livestock production and contribute to the livelihoods of about 3 million people or 25% of the country's population. These aquatic agricultural ... -
Measuring gender transformative change
(2014)Type: BriefAgricultural research programs try to measure their contribution to a range of desired development outcomes, such as poverty reduction, food security, environmental sustainability and gender equality. This paper argues ... -
Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleInshore marine resources play an important role in the livelihoods of Pacific Island coastal communities. However, such reliance can be detrimental to inshore marine ecosystems. Understanding the livelihoods of coastal ... -
Lake Nasser fisheries: Recommendations for management, including monitoring and stock assessment
(2015)Type: ReportThis study sought to improve the baseline knowledge of the fisheries of Lake Nasser and to make recommendations for the improved management of the fisheries, including stock assessment. The study included the review of key ... -
The role of farmed fish in the diets of the resource-poor in Egypt
(2015)Type: ReportThe Egyptian aquaculture industry provides more than 100,000 full-time or part-time jobs and produces the country's least-expensive farmed animal protein. Thus, aquaculture plays an important role in both sustaining ... -
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleUp-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of Disease Study ... -
Echinoderms piggybacking on sea cucumbers: Benign effects on sediment turnover and movement of hosts
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are known to host ectocommensal animals but echinoderm epibionts have never been reported nor their effects on hosts appraised quantitatively. At one location in New Caledonia, we found a high ... -
Enhancing the gender-equitable potential of aquaculture technologies
(2015)Type: BriefGender 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 ... -
Diversifying the use of tuna to improve food security and public health in Pacific Island countries and territories
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe large tuna resources of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are delivering great economic benefits to Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) through sale of licences to distant water fishing nations and ... -
Fisheries of the rivers of Southeast Asia
(2015)Type: Book ChapterSoutheast Asian lowland rivers are among the longest and most productive rivers for wild-capture inland fisheries in the world. They have many elements in common: they mostly arise on the Tibetan Plateau and have steep and ... -
Aquaculture technologies in Bangladesh: An assessment of technical and economic performance and producer behavior
(2015)Type: ReportThis study evaluates the performance of a wide range of aquaculture systems in Bangladesh. It is by far the largest of its kind attempted to date. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the most important ...
