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Gender in the farmed fish value chain of Bangladesh: A review of the evidence and development approaches
Type: Brief
Bangladesh is the world's fifth-largest aquaculture producer, and statistics indicate that aquaculture now makes up about 56% of the country's total fish production in terms of value. In Bangladesh, fish is the most important ...
Gendered ownership of aquaculture resources: Insights from two villages in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Ownership rights are crucial for increasing women’s decision-making power and empowerment outcomes, which in turn will impact household efficiency in agricultural productivity. In Bangladesh, however, there remains a large ...
COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: 10 recommendations for building forward better
Type: Brief
Women participate in all parts of fish food systems but are most visible in post-harvest processing and trade of fish. More than 90 percent of women in the African fisheries and aquaculture sector earn their livelihoods ...
Gender Transformative Approaches for Advancing Gender Equality in Coral Reef Social-ecological Systems
Type: Brief
CARE’s work in food and water systems seeks to contribute to realization of the rights to food, water and
nutrition security of women small-scale producers and their families. CARE believes that approaches to building ...
Gender integrated research for development in Pacific coastal fisheries
Type: Brief
The project Strengthening and Scaling Communitybased Approaches to Pacific Coastal Fisheries in Management Support of the New Song (henceforth the Pathways project) aims to improve the wellbeing of Pacific coastal communities ...
Gender in Myanmar’s small-scale aquaculture sector
Type: Brief
WorldFish’s objective for Myanmar’s MYCulture program is to improve food and income security in the country’s Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone regions through the development of small-scale aquaculture To ensure maximum ...
COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights and recommendations for building forward better
Type: Brief
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying responses to mitigate this global health crisis have resulted in substantial disruptions to demand, production, distribution and labor in fisheries, aquaculture and food systems. These ...
Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in fish agri-food systems: Four pathways
Type: Brief
It is crucial to address gender equality and women’s empowerment if fish agri-food systems are to contribute more to food security, nutrition, livelihoods, and poverty reduction. However, systemic gendered inequities and ...
Considering gender: Practical guidance for rural development initiatives in Solomon Islands
Type: Brief
The majority of Solomon Islanders live in rural communities and are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. For many people, ways of generating income or producing food outside of small-scale fishing and ...
Can climate-smart aquaculture enable women's empowerment in rural Bangladesh?
Type: Brief
Climate-smart aquaculture provides a means to ensure sustainable fish supply to those who experience negative impacts of climate change. However, there has been little research on possible benefits of climatesmart aquaculture ...