Gender: Recent submissions

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    • Gender in Myanmar’s small-scale aquaculture sector 

      Aregu, L.; Rajaratnam, S.; McDougall, C.; Johnstone, G.; Wah, Z.Z.; Nwe, K.M.; Akester, M.J.; Grantham, R.; Karim, M. (2017)
      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 ...

    • Gender and poverty dimensions in a value chain analysis of milkfish mariculture in Misamis Oriental, Philippines 

      Roxas, A.T.; Guliman, S.D.O.; Perez, M.L.; Ramirez, P.J.B. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper aims to describe the role of key players in the value chain for milkfish Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) in a mariculture Park in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental in the Philippines with an emphasis on gender dimensions. ...

    • Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research 

      Kruijssen, F.; McDougall, C.; van Asseldonk, I.J.M. (2017)
      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 ...

    • CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health 

      WorldFish (2014)
      Type: Brief
      In the developing world, more than 1 billion people depend on fish for most of their animal protein, and another 1 billion people depend on livestock. Poor people, especially women and children, typically eat very little ...

    • CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish 

      WorldFish (2014)
      Type: Brief
      In the developing world, more than 1 billion people depend on fish for most of their animal protein, and another 1 billion people depend on livestock. Poor people, especially women and children, typically eat very little ...

    • Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform 

      Ratner, B.; Asgard, B.; Allison, E. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      A review of case law and other documentation of human rights issues in fishing communities highlights forced evictions, detention without trial, child labour, forced labour and unsafe working conditions, and violence and ...

    • Supporting gender-inclusive dialogue over natural resource management 

      Burnley, C.; Ziegenhagen, K. (2014)
      Type: Brief
      Rural households who fail to gain a voice in decisions over the management of shared forests, pasturelands, wetlands and fisheries face heightened risks to their livelihoods, particularly as competition increases between ...

    • FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems. Addendum: Flagship 2: Sustaining small-scale fisheries 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Other
      This document is an addendum to the "Flagship 2: Sustaining small-scale fisheries" contained in the FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems: Proposal (http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/CRP-FISH ...

    • CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food-Systems (FISH) in Myanmar 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      Myanmar is a country with central lowlands including a mega delta, ringed by steep rugged highlands. As the second-most important food after rice, fish is an essential component of the diet in Myanmar, where per capita ...

    • Women's empowerment in aquaculture: Two case studies from Indonesia 

      Sari, I.; McDougall, C.; Rajaratnam, S.; Park, C.M.Y. (2017)
      Type: Report
      Indonesia is one of the top ten aquaculture-producing countries globally. The sector makes a significant contribution to the country's development. Women are engaged in a range of aquaculture production and value chain ...

    • Womens empowerment in aquaculture in Bangladesh and Indonesia: Insights from four case studies 

      FAO (2017)
      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, ...

    • WorldFish in Nigeria 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      WorldFish has a long history of working in Africa, including in nearby Ghana and Cameroon, to strengthen the continent's aquaculture sector by conducting research and providing training. WorldFish aims to harness this ...

    • Women's empowerment in aquaculture: Two case studies from Bangladesh 

      Choudhury, A.; McDougall, C.; Rajaratnam, S.; Park, C.M.Y.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2017)
      Type: Report
      Bangladesh is a global leader in inland fish production and has been ranked as the fifth largest producer of aquaculture food fish in the world. The fisheries sector, including aquaculture, provides employment to 17.8 ...

    • Considering gender: Practical guidance for rural development initiatives in Solomon Islands 

      Lawless, S.; Doyle, K.; Cohen, P.J.; Eriksson, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Teioli, H.; Vave-Karamui, A.; Wickham, E.; Masu, R.; Panda, R.; McDougall, C. (2017)
      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 ...

    • FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems: Proposal 

      WorldFish (2016)
      Type: Other
      The goal of CRP Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems (FISH) is to achieve sustainable increases in the gender and socially inclusive production and equitable distribution of nutritious fish to improve the livelihoods ...

    • CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Other
      FISH is a collaborative global partnership to sustainably improve the productivity of aquaculture and fisheries and enhance the contribution of fish to global development goals. The CGIAR Research Program on Fish (FISH) ...

    • Gender and systems research: Leveraging change 

      McDougall, C. (2017)
      Type: Book Chapter
      There may be nothing new under the sun -- but there are novel and potentially potent ways of perceiving, approaching, researching, and engaging in the work of research for development. This chapter is a reflection of that. ...

    • Innovation and gendered negotiations: Insights from six small-scale fishing communities 

      Locke, C.; Muljono, P.; McDougall, C.; Morgan, M. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      There has so far been limited investigation into gender in relation to innovation in fisheries. Therefore, this study investigates how gender relations shape the capacity and motivation of different individuals in fishing ...

    • School holidays: examining childhood, gender norms, and kinship in childrens shorter-term residential mobility in urban Zambia 

      Hunleth, J.; Jacob, R.; Cole, S.M.; Bond, V.; James, A.; Steven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      This article discusses a practice of child residential mobility in Zambia that is frequently overlooked in migration studies and difficult to capture through standard survey methods: the practice of going on holiday to the ...

    • Roles and values of fish in rural welfare in Cambodia (welfare data analysis) 

      Mousset, E.; Rogers, V.; Saray, S.; Ouch, K.; Srey, S.; Mith, S.; Baran, E.; Samonn Mith: 0000-0003-4893-0349 (2016)
      Type: Report
      This report resulting from 3 years of surveys details the relative contribution of fish to wealth, nutrition, labor, resilience and health among rural Cambodians.