The CBFM international conference held on 6th and 7th March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh brought together policy makers …

problems are especially stark for the small-scale fisheries of developing countries where women often bear brunt of poverty …The 18 papers contained in this volume represent a substantive contribution to the literature on the topic of gender …. As with many other sectors, however, the size and nature of the contribution of women in particular, is inadequately …

achieving lasting wellbeing improvements for poor women and men dependent on AAS rests in part on advances in gender equity, and … ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and wellbeing of the estimated … 250 million poor people dependent on AAS in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Zambia1 is the …

Banchte Shekha is an NGO based in Jessore, south-west Bangladesh that has supported the development and empowerment of … poor people, particularly women. In the CBFM-2 project they found it was possible to involve women in fisheries activities …

The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) has developed its Gender Research in Development … (and what does not) in the application of gender transformative approaches in agriculture and other sectors, and seeking to …

The objectives of this study were first, to understand the market chain of fish as traded by women in the south …

household food and nutrition security, income generation, and empowerment of women and marginalized communities. This book … substantial quantities of fish and fish products from India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and elsewhere. Integration of pond aquaculture …