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Informal fish retailing in rural Egypt: Opportunities to enhance income and work conditions for women and men
(2014)Type: ReportPoor rural consumers benefit from Egypt's aquaculture sector through access to small and medium-sized farmed tilapia sold by informal fish retailers, many of whom are women. In fact, informal fish retail is the main, if ... -
Pond polyculture technologies combat micronutrient deficiencies and increase household income in Bangladesh
(2014)Type: BriefTwo sustainable, low-cost pond polyculture technologies have been developed to culture carps and mola in ponds, and culture carps and mola in ponds connected to rice fields. These technologies can increase total fish ... -
Increased production of small fish in wetlands combats micronutrient deficiencies in Bangladesh
(2014)Type: BriefIncreased production of mola and other small fish can be achieved through stock enhancement and sustainable management of natural wetlands. Enhanced fish production can increase consumption and provide nutritional benefits, ... -
Collaborative effort to operationalize the gender transformative approach in the Barotse Floodplain
(2014)Type: BriefThe gender transformative approach (GTA) being pursued by the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to address the causes and consequences of gender inequalities. Aquatic agricultural systems ... -
Gender-transformative approaches to address inequalities in food, nutrition and economic outcomes in aquatic agricultural systems
(2014)Type: Working PaperOver the past few decades, scholars and practitioners working on gender and development issues have advocated for more in-depth analyses that explore and foster change in the social institutions that create and perpetuate ... -
Gender-equity or gender-equality scales and indices for potential use in aquatic agricultural systems
(2014)Type: ReportThis report summarizes existing gender equality/equity scales or indices found in a review of the literature, conducted to inform the design and evaluation of a communication intervention to generate community-based, ... -
Engaging women and men in community-based resource management processes in Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: BookGender refers to the process of being fair to women and men, in order that women and men can equally access opportunities and life choices regardless of their sex. It has been proposed that local and national management ... -
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
(2014)Type: BriefIn the developing world, more than 1 billion people depend on fish for most of their animal protein, and another 1 billion people depend on livestock. Poor people, especially women and children, typically eat very little ... -
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
(2014)Type: BriefIn the developing world, more than 1 billion people depend on fish for most of their animal protein, and another 1 billion people depend on livestock. Poor people, especially women and children, typically eat very little ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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) ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Understanding the gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart smallholder aquaculture innovations
(2015)Type: Working PaperThis study explored how climate-smart agricultural and aquaculture innovations may lead to more successful climate adaptation efforts and enhanced resilience for both men and women in households and across communities, as ... -
Measuring gender-transformative change: A review of literature and promising practices
(2015)Type: Working PaperGender-transformative approaches aim to move beyond individual self-improvement among women and toward transforming the power dynamics and structures that serve to reinforce gendered inequalities. As defined by the CGIAR ... -
Exploring the intricate relationship between poverty, gender inequality and rural masculinity: A Case study from an Aquatic Agricultural System in Zambia
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleMany Zambians rely on wetlands, lakes, and rivers for their livelihoods. Social norms and power relations restrict access to natural resources provided by these aquatic agricultural systems for certain social groups, thus ... -
Aquaculture without borders: Most significant change stories from the Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project in Bangladesh and Nepal
(2015)Type: BrochureThe European Union-supported Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project (ANEP) began in Bangladesh and Nepal in December 2011 and ended in November 2014. The objectives of the project were to: (1) improve the food security ... -
School holidays: examining childhood, gender norms, and kinship in childrens shorter-term residential mobility in urban Zambia
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis article discusses a practice of child residential mobility in Zambia that is frequently overlooked in migration studies and difficult to capture through standard survey methods: the practice of going on holiday to the ...
