ALCOM, GCP/INT/436/SWE.17
Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme

	INTEGRATION OF GENDER ISSUES INTO FISH FARMING IN CHIBOTE, ZAMBIA
	TABLE OF CONTENTS

by

EMMY H. MBOZI
Consultant Socio-economist

This field document was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations contained in the document are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

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PREFACE

This document discusses a survey on the interaction between gender issues and fish farming carried out during August 1990 in Zambia -- in Musunda Bule village and the Chibote centre, both of which are in Luapula province. A two-member team -- a researcher and a female research assistant -- was responsible for the survey, which focuses in particular on factors that could encourage or impede fish farming by women in the area surveyed.

The survey was carried out by ALCOM in co-operation with the Fisheries Department of Zambia.

ALCOM (Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme) is an inter-regional FAO fisheries programme which seeks to develop, test and demonstrate methods and techniques by which rural populations can improve their standard of living through aquaculture. It operates in 10 countries of southern Africa -- Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

ALCOM carries out in-depth studies and surveys, pilot activities and training projects to tackle specific problems. The results are intended for wider application.

The Programme is executed by the FAO and funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority).

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Harare, Zimbabwe, December 1991.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   METHODOLOGY

2.1   Supple Size and Selection
2.2   Data Collection
2.3   Presentation and Discussion of Findings with Research Respondents
2.4   Data Analysis
2.5   Limitation of a Study

3.   PROFILE OF CHIBOTE AND MUSUNDA BULE

3.1   Ethnic Characteristics
3.2   Staple Food
3.3   Fruits Birds and Animals
3.3   Major of Income/Goods
3.5   Major Activities

4.   RESULTS

4.1   Adoption of Fish Farming
4.2   Inputs Gender and Fish Farming
4.3   Societies, Attitudes to Women Fish Farmers
4.4   Women and Pond Construction
4.5   Gender and Decision Making in Fish Farming
4.6   The Impact of Fish Farming on the Status of Women in Bule

5.   WOMEN'S CLUBS AND FISHING

6.   CONCLUSIONS

7.   REFERENCES

Table 1 :   Major Sources of Income or Goods Ranked in Order of Importance for Men and Women

Table 2 :   Division of Labour in the Household

Figure 1 :   Cassava Processing Chart for a Six Day Cycle

Figure 2 :   Activities in hours per month for men in male-headed households

Figure 3 :   Activities in hours per month for Women in Male-headed Households

Figure 4 :   Activities in hours per month for Women in Female-headed Households