Vanuatu - Technical Report: An assessment of the role of women in fisheries in Vanuatu -

Vanuatu - Technical Report: An assessment of the role of women in fisheries in Vanuatu

Report by
Patricia J. Kailola
Consultant

TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME

STRENGTHENING OF NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY

Fl:TCP/VAN/4552
Technical Report 2

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Bangkok, December 1996

List of abbreviations

2. Introduction

2.1 General

2.2 Status of women

2.3 Legal status of women

2.4 Population

2.5 Government services

2.6 Health

2.7 Schooling

2.8 Fishing

3. Women's social and economic role in the fisheries sector

3.1 Pacific overview

3.2 Ni-Vanuatu women and fishing

3.3 How much

3.4 Social role

3.5 Economic role

4. Changes in women's role in the fisheries sector, and their impact

4.1 Providing through fishing

4.2 The 'down-side' of selling

4.3 Change in fishing

4.4 Women in business

5 Regional information on women's fishing activities

5.1 Regional differences in women's fishing activities

5.2 Differences by region

6. The role of organisations in women's fishing

6.1 Government departments

6.2 Non-government organisations,

6.3 Churches

6.4 Overseas missions

6.5 Regional organisations,

7. Constraints to women's involvement in fisheries

7.1 Social issues as constraints

7.2 Access to resources as a constraint

7.3 Access to opportunities as a constraint

8. Enhancing women's role in fisheries

8.1 General

8.2 Specific recommendations

8.2.2 Information and training

8.3 Summary, or "How can women be more involved in 'men's' fishing?"

9. Fisheries department support for women - recommendations

9.1 Upgrade the fisheries extension service

9.2 Improve the department's administration

9.3 Extension officers attendance at courses; recruitment

9.4 Redefine the role of the Fisheries Training Centre

9.5 Employ a specialist in fisheries post-harvest technology

9.6 Enlist the short-term services of specialists in product marketing and fish farming.

9.7 Support the research section

9.8 Enhance the dissemination of fisheries information

9.9 Encourage a collaborative and integrated approach

9.10 Encourage the provision of business and personal skills for women relevant to fisheries

9.11 Investigate and support new credit scheme for women.

Appendix one - Terms of reference

Appendix two - Acknowledgements & persons consulted

Appendix three - Draft questionnaire on fish consumption, Vanuatu

Appendix five - Notes from the villages