Gender transformative change in Malawian and Zambian fishery value chains : gender outcomes
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2017
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This brief explains the gender transformative approach which was adopted throughout the project to address harmful social and gender norms and power relations that constrain women fishery producers. The project developed and tested postharvest fish processing technologies (solar tent dryers, smoking kilns, salting) to help reduce losses. Qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to uncover the complex causes of fish post-harvest loss with a special focus on processing. Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries Index (WEFI) is a valuable instrument for application in small-scale fishery settings to assess gendered dynamics.
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FISHERIES, VALUE CHAINS, FOOD PROCESSING, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER ANALYSIS, SOLAR TENT DRYERS, MALAWI, ZAMBIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA