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    Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention

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    Date
    2020-03-25
    Author
    Cole, S.M.
    Kaminski, A.M.
    McDougall, C.
    Kefi, A.S.
    Marinda, P.A.
    Maliko, M.
    Mtonga, J.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects a technocratic orientation of the fisheries sector and uncertainty about effective ways for development programs to engage with gender and other social constraints. This study presents empirical insights that address these challenges to fisheries development. The study took place in fishing camps in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia to compare two approaches addressing gender constraints within a broader post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention: an accommodative and a transformative approach. The former embodied a more common ‘practical needs’ set of strategies to ensure female participation, while the latter comprised a communication tool embedded in an action research process to build critical consciousness. Results indicate that the use of a transformative approach led to significant changes in gender equal attitudes and women’s empowerment outcomes compared to only using an accommodative approach. Development programs working in fisheries can apply the findings to engage effectively with gender constraints, especially using transformative approaches to help enable women and men to overcome the social and technical barriers that constrain their lives and livelihoods.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7588
    Research Themes
    Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Gender; Livelihoods; Smallholder Farmers; Socioeconomy; Value Chains
    Agrovoc Terms
    Gender; Capacity Building; Small Scale Farming; Zambia; Fish Processing; Fisheries; Women's Empowerment
    Regions
    Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Zambia
    Hubs
    Southern Africa Hub
    Journals
    Gender, Technology and Development
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