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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 ...
Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research
Type: Journal Article
Although aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world and generates significant employment opportunities at multiple scales, men and women are not necessarily able to participate in aquaculture ...
Rapid assessment on gender dynamics, barriers, opportunities and risks in agriculture and aquaculture sectors in northwestern Bangladesh.
Type: Internal Report
Generally Aquaculture in Bangladesh is perceived as men’s work (Barman, 2001) which implies that women has limited or no access to and benefit from aquaculture. Under this circumstance, this study aims to identify the ...
Affordable local ingredients for fish feeds in low-income contexts: A social and gender risk and opportunity analysis
Type: Working Paper
Aquaculture’s contribution to food and nutrition security and also poverty reduction can be viewed in
three ways: (1) as a direct source of food, including protein and essential micronutrients, (2) as a source of
employment ...
Four pathways to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: Insights from FISH research
Type: Report
This technical report aims to expound on the constraints and opportunities faced by women, men, marginalized poor and youths whose livelihoods depend on aquatic food systems. To address this, the report uses case studies ...
Fish4Thought: Women's Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (WEFI): Guidance Notes
Type: Video
Watch this presentation led by WorldFish's Affiliated Researcher and KIT Royal Tropical Institute's Agricultural Development Economist, Froukje Kruijssen, and Consultant, Katie Sproule, on 'Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries ...
Gender-based market constraints to informal fish retailing: Evidence from analysis of variance and linear regression
Type: Journal Article
Over the last decade, Egypt's aquaculture sector has expanded rapidly, which has contributed substantially to per capita fish supply, and the growth of domestic fish markets and employment across the aquaculture value ...
Women's Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (WEFI): Guidance Notes
Type: Manual
WorldFish, KIT and other partners have created the Women's Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (WEFI) guidance notes and accompanied tools. WEFI measures the empowerment, agency and inclusion of women in fisheries ...
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 ...