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    • FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems: Proposal 

      WorldFish (2016)
      Type: Other
      The goal of CRP Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems (FISH) is to achieve sustainable increases in the gender and socially inclusive production and equitable distribution of nutritious fish to improve the livelihoods ...

    • Fisheries development programs and women 

      King, H. (1989)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief examination is made of development programmes aimed at improving the status of women in fisheries, with particular reference to the Bay of Bengal Programme. Activities of this programme have included instruction ...

    • Fishing for a future : women in community based fisheries management 

      The WorldFish Center (2007)
      Type: Brochure
      This is the story of women in the Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) project in Bangladesh. It is the story of many women, who through CBFM, have improved and will continue to improve the livelihood of their family. ...

    • Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform 

      Ratner, B.D.; Åsgård, B.; Allison, E.H. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      A review of case law and other documentation of human rights issues in fishing communities highlights forced evictions, detention without trial, child labour, forced labour and unsafe working conditions, and violence and ...

    • Follow the fish 

      Gomese, C.; Ride, A.; Eriksson, H.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2020)
      Type: Brief
      This brief summarises national statistics about how prevalent women are in production and distribution of aquatic foods in Solomon Islands and emphasises the importance of women's increased participation in decision making.

    • Four pathways to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: Insights from FISH research 

      Adam, R.; McDougall, C.; Bevitt, K.; Freed, S.; Gomese, C.; Johnson, A.; Lau, J.; Mudege, N.; Muzungaire, L.; Rajaratnam, S.; Ride, A.; Yasmin, S.; Zaman, T.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Netsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967 (2022)
      Type: Report
      This technical report aims to expound on the constraints and opportunities faced by women, men, marginalized poor and youths whose livelihoods depend on aquatic food systems. To address this, the report uses case studies ...

    • Four strategies to achieve inclusive and equitable aquatic food systems 

      Lee, K. (2021)
      Type: Blog
      Growing evidence points to gender equality playing a key role in aquatic food systems’ crucial contributions to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite recent progress in advancing gender equality and ...

    • Foyers ruraux, ecosystemes agricoles et gestion des ressources rurales: un guide pour elargir nos conceptions de la sexospecificite et des systemes d'exploitation 

      Lightfoot, C.; Feldman, S.; Abedin, M.Z. (1997)
      Type: Brief
      The guidebook attempts to broaden thinking about gender and farming systems. These concepts are explored to widen understanding of the complex relationships that comprise households, agroecosystems and the way rural ...

    • Framework Report for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS) 

      Mapedza, E.; Huyer, S.; Nitya, C.; Rose, A.; Jacobs-Mata, I.; Mudege, N.; Homann-Kee Tui, S.; Gbegbelegbe, S.; Nsengiyumva, G.; Mutenje, M.; Nohayi, N.; Netsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967; Sika Gbegbelegbe: 0000-0001-6373-6195 (2022)
      Type: Internal Report
      Climate Information Services have an opportunity to increase smallholder farmers' resilience against climate change and climate variability whilst enhancing their livelihoods. The AICCRA Zambia project through the agricultural ...

    • From women in fisheries to gender and fisheries 

      Williams, M.J.; Williams, S.B.; Choo, P.S. (2002)
      Type: Conference Paper
      This paper traces the sequence of events leading to the involvement of the Asian Fisheries Society and ICLARM The World Fish Center, in the Women in Fisheries program and to the move towards Gender and Fisheries initiatives. ...

    • GAF Section Newsletter. Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section of the Asian Fisheries Society 

      Rajaratnam, S. (2022)
      Type: Newsletter
      The GAF Section Newsletter presents the society member's engagement in online events, research and other relevant updates. It includes stories from major events for 2020 and 2021.

    • Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention 

      Cole, S.M.; Kaminski, A.; McDougall, C.; Kefi, A.; Marinda, P.; Maliko, M.; Mtonga, J.; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects ...

    • Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research 

      Kruijssen, F.; McDougall, C.; van Asseldonk, I. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Although aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world and generates significant employment opportunities at multiple scales, men and women are not necessarily able to participate in aquaculture ...

    • Gender and aquaculture: sharing the benefits equitably 

      Weeratunge-Starkloff, N.; Pant, J. (2011)
      Type: Brief
      Aquaculture is the fastest growing agricultural sector in the world; it can meet both the food security and cash needs of poor households in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Women’s involvement in aquaculture is more ...

    • Gender and fisheries 

      Choo, P.S.; Barbara, S.; Nowak, K.; Kusakabe, K.; Williams, M.J. (2008)
      Type: Journal Article
      Editorial: Focuses on the gender dimensions of fisheries which provide rich ground for perspectives on development policy and community based strategies for livelihoods, gender and social justice.

    • Gender and Fisheries 

      Choo, P.S.; Barbara, S.; Nowak, K.; Kusakabe, K.; Williams, M.J. (eds.) (2008)
      Type: Journal Article
      This special issue with contributions from three worldfish scientists focuses on the gender dimensions of fisheries which provide rich ground for perspectives on development policy and community based strategies for ...

    • Gender and fisheries: do women support, complement or subsidize men's small-scale fishing activities? 

      The WorldFish Center (2010)
      Type: Brief
      Women’s involvement in fisheries is more significant than often assumed. According to current estimates from nine major fish producing countries, they comprise 46% of the labor force in smallscale capture fisheries-related ...

    • Gender and household decision-making in a Lao Village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development 

      Weeratunge, N.; Joffre, O.; Sellamuttu, S.S.; Bouahom, B.; Keophoxay, A.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Hydropower development with concomitant changes in water and land regimes often results in livelihood transformation of affected people, entailing changes in intra-household decision-making upon which livelihood strategies ...

    • Gender and marine protected areas: a case study of Danajon Bank, Philippines 

      Kleiber, D.; Harris, L.; Vincent, A.C.J. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper, we examine the role of gender in community-based management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Central Philippines. MPAs are a common conservation and fisheries management tool in this area, but the ...

    • Gender and poverty dimensions in a value chain analysis of milkfish mariculture in Misamis Oriental, Philippines 

      Roxas, A.T.; Guliman, S.D.O.; Perez, M.L.; Ramirez, P.J.B. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper aims to describe the role of key players in the value chain for milkfish Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) in a mariculture Park in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental in the Philippines with an emphasis on gender dimensions. ...