Empowering women in small-scale fisheries for sustainable food systems

Kadongola, R.; Ahern, M.;

Empowering women in small-scale fisheries for sustainable food systems

Consolidated baseline report: Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 98 p.

Author Kadongola, R.; Ahern, M.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-137475-7

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents the design and results of a baseline survey with respect to a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focusing on empowering women in small-scale fisheries. The project supports the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines), giving particular attention to the post-harvest sector in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.

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Kadongola, R., Ahern, M. 2023. Empowering women in small-scale fisheries for sustainable food systems – Consolidated baseline report: Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3788en

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