Gender and Fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria: A Review

Nwabeze, GO; Ifejika, PI; Tafida, Ahmadu Abubakar; Ayanda, J.O.; Erie, AP; Belonwu, N.E.

doi:10.3923/jfas.2013.9.13

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“…Generally in Indonesia, majority of fish-farmers in lakes and rivers were men [9] where men played important role in the farming. Unlike in Lake Kanji, Basin Nigeria, the men did not play significant role in the development of the fisheries resources of the lake, but the women played the role [22]. In river state Negeria majority of the fish farmers (34.4%) were male of the age, 41-50 years old [23].…”

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Social Status of the Fish-farmers of Floating-net-cages in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia

Syandri¹,

Junaidi²

2015

J Aquac Res Development

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The study surveyed the social status of fish-farming in Lake Maninjau of Indonesia. The stuctured interview using scheduled questionnaires were used in obtaining information from 240 fish farmers randomly selested from eight local sub-districts as the study areas. The eighth sub-districts were divided into three areas which involved the aquaculture zone of the lake. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that majority (39.16%) of the fish farmers were male with the age range of 31-40 years. It was about 55.41% of the fish farmer having household size 4-6 person, and 45.83% educational level was Senior High School graduates. The total annual income from sales of fish were IDR 10000000-IDR 20000000, 37.92% of fish farmers practiced the integrated fish-farming, and only 52.08% of the farmers practiced fish-production. 51.25% of the fish farmers got their information from their friends and fellow farmers. 73.33% of the fish farmers cultured Tilapia species, 77.91% of the fish farmers obtained their fingerlings from private hatchery, 96.66% of fish farmers stated that poor water quality as a major constraints to fish production. The results indicated that floating net-cages activities at the Lake Maninjau played essential role in the lives of fish-farmers for survival.

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Social Status of the Fish-farmers of Floating-net-cages in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia

Syandri¹,

Junaidi²

2015

J Aquac Res Development

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“…The fishery on gastropod and bivalve molluscs was exclusively for women, whose exploitation is by gleaning (also referred to as hand-picking in [15]). In addition to gleaning of edible molluscs, women were also responsible for the processing and marketing of harvested fish, constituting what are known in local parlance as fish mongers [16][17][18]. Women did not own fishing boats/canoes, fishing nets and other fishing equipment/gear.…”

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Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Nigeria: Introducing the Bootstrap in the Roadmap

Nwosu¹,

Fakoya²,

Akintola³

et al. 2021

IJFSA

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Nigeria's fisheries sector is gender biased in terms of prominence in participation. The male counterparts dominate the scene, occupying prominent positions such as ownership, control and access to productive resources of aquaculture production systems, ownership of the fishing vessels and equipment in the capture fisheries sector. These roles confer on them pecuniary benefits such as investment opportunities, loan facilities, importing and exporting licences, among others. Despite women's economic potentials in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, investments by women in both the aquaculture, artisanal and industrial sectors are at abysmally low levels. The female counterparts play the second-fiddle role of processing and marketing while depending on the male counterparts for major decisions. Underlying socio-cultural norms and gender relations accentuated by intersectionality are factors which most often impede the opportunities to own, access to or control productive resources and other inputs. Apparently, gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector is very nascent in Nigeria. Our objective in this review is to re-orient women particularly in the small-scale fisheries sector including capture and aquaculture for active and strong participation in ownership, productivity and policy/decision making contributions. Secondary data and inferences from previous studies, particularly reports and reviews from across the globe were compared with what is obtainable in Nigeria. We therefore propose improving social-entrepreneurship, bootstrapping and social-capital based empowerment initiatives among other interventions that would boost women's participation in Nigeria's fisheries sector.

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“…Female-headed families during the post-war period are characteristic features in the rural communities in this region (Jeyasankar & Ganhewa, 2018). Widowed households reflect that the fisherwomen are needed need to be actively involved in fisheries in order to secure their daily living, food and income (Nwabeze, et al, 2010).…”

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Contribution of Women in Fisheries and Fishery Related Activities in Ponnalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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Women's involvement in fisheries seems to be largely invisible and unacknowledged in Jaffna Peninsula. Thus, the present study was conducted in Ponnalai village to determine the active participation of women in fisheries, analyse their socioeconomic status and suggest appropriate measures to improve their livelihood. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and through interviews from October to December 2018. Randomly selected, 25 women fisher folks were interviewed and collected data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. In the study area, women were primarily involved in hand picking of shrimps and crabs. Results revealed that 100 % of responders were Hindus and were from traditional fishing families. It was found that 72 % of women were above 50 years in age. The educational status of fishers showed that 80% were illiterate. The fisheries sector is characterized with the participation of married and widowed women (64 %). Number of children per women fisher folk was 7 -9 (52 %). The average monthly fish production varied between 130 kg to 312 kg (60 %) and monthly income varied from Rs.7, 800 to Rs.13, 000. It was apparent that the socio-economic status of women fishers in the study area was poor. Lack of government support, poor literacy rate and low income were the major identified constraints faced by the women fisher folk of this village. Therefore, support from governmental or non-governmental organizations by providing subsidies, loans and technological assistance are essential to improve the livelihood and their socio-economic status.

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Gender and Fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria: A Review

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Social Status of the Fish-farmers of Floating-net-cages in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia

Social Status of the Fish-farmers of Floating-net-cages in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia

Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Nigeria: Introducing the Bootstrap in the Roadmap

Contribution of Women in Fisheries and Fishery Related Activities in Ponnalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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