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Enhancing the gender-equitable potential of aquaculture technologies
Type: Brief
Gender 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 ...
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 ...
Womens empowerment in aquaculture in Bangladesh and Indonesia: Insights from four case studies
Type: Brief
This factsheet contributes to FAO Organizational Strategic Objective 1 "Eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition", Strategic Objective 2 "Increase and improve provision of goods and services from agriculture, ...
Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review
Type: Working Paper
Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and ...
Increased production of small fish in wetlands combats micronutrient deficiencies in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Increased 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, ...
Gender-transformative approaches to address inequalities in food, nutrition and economic outcomes in aquatic agricultural systems
Type: Working Paper
Over 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 ...
Pond polyculture technologies combat micronutrient deficiencies and increase household income in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Two 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 ...
Aquaculture without borders: Most significant change stories from the Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project in Bangladesh and Nepal
Type: Brochure
The 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 ...
Who says women can't fish? Stories of successful women farmers in Bangladesh and Nepal
Type: Brochure
This booklet present several stories of women in rural Bangladesh and Nepal who are making positive changes in their communities. The stories have been collected from a variety of projects WorldFish has been implementing ...