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Improvement of the socioeconomic condition of women in small-scale fishing communities
(1983)Type: Journal ArticleThe Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific was founded in 1947 under the United Nations charter to encourage the economic and social development of Asia and the Far East. ESCAP has concentrated its efforts ... -
Women in African artisanal fisheries: when will they receive the attention they deserve?
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleA discussion is presented on the role played by women in artisanal fisheries in Africa, considering in particular their role in post-harvest activities. Although there are great differences from one country to another, t ... -
Fisheries development programs and women
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleA 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 ... -
The gleaners of northwest Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleAn account is given of gleaning activities conducted by the women in the reef flats of Bolinao and Anda, northwest Lingayen Gulf, in the Philippines in order to supplement the dwindling fishing catches of their menfolk and ... -
Rural women in fishing communities: CIRDAP's action programme
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleAn examination is made of the activities of the research project "Rural women in fishing communities" in Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The project sought to develop a model of participatory data collection ... -
Rural women in aquaculture: Bangladesh
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleThis essay told the story of a Bangladesh woman in using integrated small-scale aquaculture technology on her small plot of pond in improving her family's livelihoods. -
Households, agroecosystems and rural resources management: a guidebook for broadening the concepts of gender and farming systems
(1991)Type: BriefScientists working to provide farmers with new technologies often have a narrow view of the farming systems in which their technologies must fit. Conventional stereotypes also govern their views on gender. The exercises ... -
Role of women in small-scale aquaculture development in southeastern Cambodia
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleIn Cambodia, women make up more than 65% of the adult population. They play a most important role in all spheres of social and economic activities. A recent investigation has shown that in small scale aquaculture, women ... -
Determinants of women's economic participation in the small-scale fisheries sector, Peninsular Malaysia
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper specifically examines the main determinants of women participation in income-earning activities in Peninsular Malaysian small scale fisheries. -
Role of women in Indian shrimp farming
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleWomen in India are involved in various facets of shrimp (Penaeus monodon; Penaeus indicus) farming, including pond construction, seed collection, collection of feed materials and preparation of feeds, pond maintenance and ... -
Hogar familiar, agroecosistema y manejo de recursos rurales: un manual para ampliar los conceptos que se tienen de genero y sistemas de produccion
(1996)Type: BriefEste manual intenta ampliar la manera de pensar en genero y sistemas de produccion. Estos conceptos se exploran para ampliar el entendimiento de las complejas relaciones que encierran los hogares y agroecosistemas, y la ... -
Foyers ruraux, ecosystemes agricoles et gestion des ressources rurales: un guide pour elargir nos conceptions de la sexospecificite et des systemes d'exploitation
(1997)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
Common and private property linkages in the low-land forest fishery farming systems of Cambodia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe majority of the population of north west Cambodia is dependent on subsistence farming foraging systems. Forests, fishery and farming are the main resource bases. The self-sustaining peasant type households draw their ... -
Involvement of rural women in aquaculture: an innovative approach
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough women have proved to be competent in adopting new aquaculture technologies, their role is very much restricted and often ignored. One of the major reasons is the location of aquaculture sites and several sociocultural ... -
International Symposium on Women in Asian Fisheries
(2001)Type: Conference ProceedingsInternational Symposium on Women in Asian Fisheries presents a record of the 1998 symposium. The fisheries sector has unique problems related to women, which have to be addressed not only from a technical standpoint but ... -
Women do fish: a case study on gender and the fishing industry in Sierra Leone
(2002)Type: Conference PaperSierra Leone is one of the few countries with comprehensive legislation on fisheries and a special Fisheries Division established under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The focus of the legislation and the government ... -
Making each and every African fisher count: women do fish
(2002)Type: Conference PaperFor many officials working in development, documenting issues of particular concern to women is nothing new. These officials believe that these issues reflect women's demands for equality as well as the influence of feminist ... -
Women in fisheries activities of the Asian Fisheries Society - have they been able to make an impact?
(2002)Type: Conference PaperThe initiative of the Partnership for Development in Kampuchea (PADEK), in organizing a National Symposium on Women in Fisheries in Cambodia in 1994, received overwhelming support from the Government of Cambodia. This ... -
Women in fisheries in Latin America
(2002)Type: Conference PaperLatin American governments are not sufficiently aware of the problems of women in fisheries. Therefore, they have not invested sufficient human or financial resources to respond to the needs of women in fisheries. In cases ... -
Alternative livelihoods in a coastal village
(2002)Type: Conference PaperThis study presents a gendered case study of landless and low-income dwellers in a coastal community whose lives depend not only on fishing but a variety of income-generating activities. It looks into the possibilities of ...
