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 value chains in the same way, and benefits may not be evenly distributed betwe...
Kruijssen, Froukje
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McDougall, C.L.
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Asseldonk, I.J.M. van
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[Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research]
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Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research
Egyptian aquaculture production has grown rapidly to over one million tons per year so that it now provides most of the country's fish supply. However, Egyptian fish farmers have received little extension advice or training. An intervention starting in 2012 aimed to address this gap by providing ...
Dickson, M.
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Nasr-Allah, A.M.
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Al-Kenawy, D.A.R.
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Kruijssen, Froukje
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[Increasing fish farm profitability through aquaculture best management practice training in Egypt]
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Increasing fish farm profitability through aquaculture best management practice training in Egypt
In this article, we examine the upgrading trajectories of selected aquaculture value chains in four Asian countries and the links between upgrading and three factors of value chain governance: coordination mechanisms; types of drivers; and domestic regulation. We find instances of improving produ...
Ponte, S.
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Kelling, I.
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Jespersen, K.S.
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Kruijssen, Froukje
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[The blue revolution in Asia: Upgrading and governance in aquaculture value chains]
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The blue revolution in Asia: Upgrading and governance in aquaculture value chains
In this article, we explain what shapes food value chains through the analysis of selected aquaculture industries in four key Asian producing countries. Worldwide production of aquatic resources has grown rapidly in the past few decades, and aquaculture production in Asia has played a decisive ro...
Jespersen, K.S.
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Kelling, I.
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Ponte, S.
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Kruijssen, Froukje
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[What shapes food value chains? Lessons from aquaculture in Asia]
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What shapes food value chains? Lessons from aquaculture in Asia
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms, provides close to 50% of the world's supply of seafood, with a value of U.S. $125 billion. It makes up 13% of the world's animal-source protein (excluding eggs and dairy) and employs an estimated 24 million people (1). With capture (i.e., wild) fishe...