Improving fish post-harvest management and marketing in Malawi and Zambia

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2017

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This policy brief provides an overview of the project, which increased the adoption of innovations for post-harvest management of fish and addressed social norms governing benefit sharing across fish value chains. By utilizing the introduced technologies, fish processors increased their gross margins from 4.7% to 25.26%, while traders saw an increase from 22.8% to 25.3%. Poor processing and management of fish products results in losses worth up to US$5 billion each year. Limited involvement of women further weakens the economic value of fish at household, community and regional levels. Women’s ownership of fishing assets increased over the course of the project, from 44% to 76%.

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POSTHARVEST LOSSES, FISHERIES, VALUE CHAINS, POLICY INFLUENCE, SOCIAL CHANGE, WOMEN’S ROLE, GENDER EQUITY, MALAWI, ZAMBIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58462

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (AFS) / Résultats de recherche (ASA)