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dc.creatorBene, C.
dc.creatorSteel, E.
dc.creatorLuadia, B.K.
dc.creatorGordon, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-19T09:20:23Z
dc.date.available2018-10-19T09:20:23Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919208000596
dc.identifier.citationFood Policy 34(1):108-118
dc.identifier.issn0306-9192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1353
dc.description.abstractSmall-scale fisheries in developing countries are often perceived as being a low-productivity and backward informal sector. As a result they are rarely considered in poverty reduction programmes and rural development planning. In this paper, we investigate the dual role of fish as a food and cash crop through data collected in river fisheries in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Fishing in this very remote rural region of DRC is operated both by men and women, as part of a household multiple activity livelihood strategy. The data shows that poor households rely heavily on fishing for their supply of protein-rich food, in particular through women’s subsistence catches. Fishing also appears to be the main source of cashincome for the majority of households, including local farmers. Based on these findings and a review of the literature, the paper argues that small-scale fisheries can play a fundamental role in local economies, especially in remote rural areas where they strengthen significantly the livelihoods of people through their role in both food security and cash-income generation.
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dc.languageEn
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.sourceFood Policy
dc.titleFish as the "bank in the water" - evidence from chronic-poor communities in Congo
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBéné, C. et al. (2009). Fish as the "bank in the water" - evidence from chronic-poor communities in Congo. Food Policy 34(1):108-118
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.identifier.worldfish1803
cg.subject.agrovocfarmers
cg.subject.agrovocfood security
cg.subject.agrovocgender
cg.subject.agrovoclivelihoods
cg.subject.agrovocsmall-scale fisheries
cg.subject.worldfishpoverty reduction
cg.subject.worldfishsmall-scale aquaculture
cg.identifier.statusLimited access
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorBene, C.
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorGordon, A.
cg.description.themeGender
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.07.001en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306919208000596


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