Browsing Gender by Author "Béné, C."

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Fish as the "bank in the water" - evidence from chronic-poor communities in Congo

Béné, C.; Steel, E.; Luadia, B.K.; Gordon, A. (2009)

Type: Journal Article

Small-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 ...
Women and fish-for-sex: transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries

Béné, C.; Merten, S. (2008)

Type: Journal Article

This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon ...