Understanding the gender roles in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia

Abstract

The SEAFDEC Training Department implemented the project “Gender Dimension in the Value Chain of Smallscale Fisheries and Aquaculture in Southeast Asia” from 2020 to 2022 with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Under the Project, a series of gender analyses were conducted in selected Member Countries, namely: Philippines for marine capture fisheries, Thailand for mariculture, Myanmar for inland capture fisheries, and Lao PDR for inland aquaculture. The activity profile of the respondents in each study site was described which was categorized into reproductive, productive, and community involvement. It was found that women and men were both essential in the value chain of fisheries and aquaculture based on their knowledge, experiences, and time allocation.