Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

A Pro-Poor Analysis of the Shrimp Sector in Bangladesh

2006

This report presents a thorough analysis of the shrimp and prawn value chain in Bangladesh. The report adopts a gender value chain analysis and pro-poor livelihood approach to examine the social and environmental impacts along the value chain in order to suggest recommendations for maximizing opportunities for the vulnerable within this value chain. 

Countries: Bangladesh
Commodities: Farmed crustaceans / Aquaculture, Captured crustaceans, Prawn, Shrimp
Personal author: Sarah Gammage, Kenneth Swanberg, Mubina Khondkar, Md. Zahidul Hassan, Md. Zobair, Abureza M. Muzareba
Authoring organization: Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project - Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS)
Publisher: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Type: Case study
Format: Document
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