Gender in Fisheries: A Future Roadmap
Gender in Fisheries: A Future Roadmap
Date
2012
Authors
Gopal, Nikita
Ashok, Arathy
Jeyanthi, P.
Gopal, T. K. Srinivasa
Meenakumari, B
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
CIFT,COCHIN
Abstract
Research has proven that women can contribute to the agricultural sector and their
contribution in increasing food production can further be enhanced if their access to
resources improves. Similar evidence needs to be generated in the fisheries by focussed
studies, cutting across all important core and allied sectors. It has also been recognized
that for sustainability of fishery resources, production and utilization, the efforts of both
men and women are required.
The need for generating sex disaggregated data for policy support also has long been
advocated. Only hard data can support policy formulation and initiatives and instruments
can be tailored to tackle specific issues. Development initiatives based on strong
information backed policy framework will only be sustainable in the long term. Rigorous
methods and different models of research can be applied for developing indicators and
benchmarks.
The future road map to gender in fisheries would thus be an approach that is holistic
covering all major production and allied sectors, analyzing and putting the issues in
proper perspective, generating sufficient and relevant data, clear policy; and targeted
development action. Gender studies have to be inter disciplinary (Williams, 2012) with
"better conceptual frameworks and strong social science".
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Keywords
GENDER,FISHERIES,WORKSHOP REPORT,FAO
Citation
Nikita Gopal, Arathy Ashok, Jeyanthi, P., Gopal, T. K. S. and Meenakumari, B. (Eds.), 2012, Gender in Fisheries: A Future Roadmap, Workshop Report, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, 38p. November 2012