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Title: Fish losses for whom? A gendered assessment of post-harvest losses in the barotse floodplain fishery, Zambia
Author(s): Kaminski, Alexander Michael
Cole, Steven Michael
Al Haddad, Robin Elizabeth
Kefi, Alexander Shula
Chilala, Alex Dennis
Chisule, Gethings
Mukuka, Kelvin Ntaswila
Longley, Catherine
Teoh, Shwu Jiau
Ward, Ansen Ronald
Keywords: gender
post-harvest losses
small-scale fisheries
value chains
Barotse Floodplain
Zambia
Issue Date: Dec-2020
Date Deposited: 7-Jan-2021
Citation: Kaminski AM, Cole SM, Al Haddad RE, Kefi AS, Chilala AD, Chisule G, Mukuka KN, Longley C, Teoh SJ & Ward AR (2020) Fish losses for whom? A gendered assessment of post-harvest losses in the barotse floodplain fishery, Zambia. Sustainability, 12 (23), Art. No.: 10091. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122310091
Abstract: Few studies examine post-harvest fish losses using a gender lens or collect sex-disaggregated data. This mixed-methods study assessed fish losses experienced by female and male value chain actors in a fishery in western Zambia to determine who experiences losses, why, and to what extent. Results indicate that participation in the fishery value chain is gendered and most losses occur during post-harvest activities. Discussions with fishers, processors, and traders suggest the value chain is more fluid than often depicted, with people making calculated decisions to sell fresh or dried fish depending on certain conditions, and mostly driven by the need to avoid losses and attain higher prices. The study shows that gender norms shape the rewards and risks offered by the value chain. This could be the reason why a greater proportion of women than men experienced physical losses in our study sample. Female processors lost three times the mass of their fish consignments compared to male processors. Technical constraints (lack of processing technologies) and social constraints (norms and beliefs) create gender gaps in post-harvest losses. Addressing unequal gender relations in value chains, whilst also promoting the use of loss-reducing technologies, could increase fish supply and food security in small-scale fisheries.
DOI Link: 10.3390/su122310091
Rights: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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