Halim, Sadeka Marginalization or empowerment?: Women's involvement in shrimp cultivation and shrimp processing plants in Bangladesh. UNSPECIFIED.
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This paper will give an insight into whether the involvement of women in the shrimp sector maybe considered as empowering them and providing a viable option for their sustainable livelihood. The aim of the paper will be assessed against the context of women's involvement of various activities related to shrimp production, specifically at the production level and in the shrimp processing plants. The findings of this paper will enable us to arrive at some useful directions and implications for policy formulation. Commercial shrimp culture began in 1970s when the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) realised that export of prawns could bring in foreign exchange to the country. The World Bank has prescribed the GoB to make prawn farming to be a viable livelihood option so that the poor can find gainful employment and improve on the return from their land. In reality, however, the business interests of the outsiders have dominated the industry, which results in the exclusion of local people. Tempted by lucrative western export markets and the prospects of making quick profits, the government decided to promote shrimp on a larger scale. Thus, in Bangladesh for almost two decades now fry collection has become the chief source of livelihood for women and children in many coastal areas.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 100.MAR006 |
| Keywords: | Bangladesh, Women, Fish Processing, Shrimp, PHF, Livelihood, Labour, Fry, Children, Aquaculture, Land, Exports, Markets, Fisheries Trade, Coastal Areas, Fisheries Economy, Culture Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Deforestation, Employment Discrimination, Labour Standards, Wages, EU, HACCP, Quality Control, Health, Safety at Work, Informal Sector, Globalisation |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Dec 2021 08:02 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Dec 2021 08:02 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/8111 |
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