Workshop on gender roles and issues in artisanal fisheries in West Africa -

Workshop on gender roles and issues in artisanal fisheries in West Africa

Lomé, Togo, 11-13 December 1996

Technical Report N° 97
January 1997

edited by

B.W. Horemans
Officer-In-Charge

and

A.M Jallow
IDAF Socio-Economist

DANIDA - DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION OF DENMARK

FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Cotonou, January 1997

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization or the financing agency concerning the legal status of any country or territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows:

Horemans, B.W., and Jallow, A M., (eds) 1997. Report of the Workshop on Gender Roles and Issues in Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa, Lomé, Togo, 11 - 13 December 1996. Cotonou, Benin, Programme for the Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa. 47p., IDAF/WP/97.

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Contents

The vision for IDAF phase III

Introduction

Report of the workshop

List of participants

Synthesis of case studies on the role of women in fishing communities

Study on women's organizations in Brufut and Gunjur communities and the factors that favour or impede their sustainability in the Gambia

The participation of the Aguégués District population in the project "improving the living conditions of the populations of the Aguégués District"

Nutritional, food security, hygiene, and sanitation conditions in the fishing community of Limbe, Cameroon

Nutritional, food security, hygiene, and sanitation conditions in the fishing community of Joal, Senegal.

Economic role of women in fishing communities: A case study of Koko, Nigeria

Report on gender awareness workshop for fisheries officials and extension agents

Workshop report

Gender sensitive measures in the fisheries sector

Gender issues in the fisheries sector and effective participation