GAF-India Programme

Gender in Aquaculture & Fisheries in India

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Special Symposium at the 11th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, Kochi, Kerala, India, 21-24 November, 2017, Venue: Shani I, Hotel Le Meridian

Full set of Abstracts: GAF India Abstracts

Day 1: 21  November 2017
GAF Section Inauguration

Release of GAFS Logo                

Release of  Website

Release of  Asian Fisheries Science Journal Special Issue 30(S): during the inaugural function of the 11ifaf

Release of  ‘Artworks of School Children’ from the Youth & Fish Drawing Competition during GAF6

 Day 2 : 22  November 2017 
Presentation of the Prof. M.C.Nandeesha Photo Contest  Prizes
Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to GAFS Inaugural Officers
Session 1: GENDERED IMPACTS ON MARKET CHANGES IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR

Chairs: Indah Susilowati & Narayanakumar R.

S.No. Title Presenter
01 Gendered Livelihoods in the Global Fish-Food Economy: A Comparative Study of Three Fisherfolk Communities in Kerala, India Holly M. Hapke

[Paper contributed but not presented in person] Slides

02 Gendered Timeline of the Market Landscape of the Fisheries Industry in Sri Lanka Basnayake B. M. R. L.*, De Silva D. A. M.  Slides
03 Socio- Economic Resilience of Fisher Women Through Dry Fish Trade- A Case Study from Puduveypu Geeji M. T.*, Chinju E. R., Dinesh K. Slides
04 Gender Sensitive Value Chain Selection: Fish, Banana and Cinnamon, Which Provide Best Opportunities for Women? Asha S. Karunaratne*, Hettiarachchi I.C., De Silva D. A. M. Slides
Session 2: GENDERED VIEW ON ROLES AND OPPORTUITIES

Chairs: Md. Nuruzzaman & Swathi Lekshmi P.S

05 Silent Role of Innovative Women in Post-harvest Chain – A Case of Maldive Fish Processing in Southern Sri Lanka I.C. Hettiarachchi*, D.A.M. De Silva  Slides
06 Gender Baselines in Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains in India: A Systematic Review Nikita Gopal*, Sruthi P., Liya Jayalal, B. Meenakumari, Surendran Rajaratnam, Cynthia Mc dougall  Slides
07 Small Indigenous Fishes to Boost Nutritional Security-A Case Study of Deltaic Sunderbans Aparna Roy*, Md. Aftabuddin, Archana Sinha, Pranay Kr. Parida, Das B.K., Abhishek Ghosh, Supriti Bayen  Slides
08 Gender Analysis of the Tuna Fisheries Sector in General Santos City, Philippines and Bitung, Nortb Sulawesi, Indonesia Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit  Slides
09 Gender Mainstreaming Scenario in Inland Fisheries Sector of India – A Situation Analysis Piyashi Debroy*, Arun Pandit, B. K. Das  Slides
10 Linking Fish to Food and Nutrition Security:  SWOT Analysis of Traditional Fish Processing Practices in Nigeria Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya*, Shehu Latunji Akintola  Slides
11 Soft Skills and Hard Constraints in Post-Harvest Chain: A Case of Small Scale Fish Processing Sivashankar P.*, Elapata M. S., Hettiarachchi I. C., De Silva D. A. M.  Slides
12 Gender Analysis Among Fisher Folk Involved in Dry Fish Making Swathi Lekshmi P.S*, Narayanakumar R., Vipin Kumar V.P  Slides
13 Practical and Strategic Gender Needs Assessment of Ornamental Fish Producers Bharat Yadav*, Arpita Sharma, Shweta Kumari  Slides
Poster Session
14 Effective Utilisation of Clam Recources: A Way Forward to Women Empowerment in the Perumbalam Village, Alappuza District, Kerala James P, K.H.Sreedevi, J. Bindu, S. Sreejith,  Nikita Gopal  Poster
15 Socio-Economic Assessment of Sidi Tribes in Veraval, Gujarat, India and Scope for Intervention for Livelihood Diversification Remya S.*, Arti Joshi, Mohan C. O., Renuka V., Jha A. K., Nikita Gopal, Ravishankar C. N.  Poster
16 Traditional Fish Recipes of Fisher Households and Their Significance Mrudula K.M., P.K.Sajeenamol, Jiswin Joseph, M.V.Neelima, Bindu J, S. Sreejith, Sajesh, V.K, Nikita Gopal  Poster
17 Women in Inland Capture Fisheries in Kerala : An Exploration Nikita Gopal*, Sonia George, Sruthi.P.  Poster
18 Rural Women Participation in Pre and Post-Harvest Operations of Stakenet (Estuarine Set Bag) along Aroor Fishing Village, Alappuzha, Kerala Manju Lekshmi.N, Archana.G, Saly.N.Thomas,  Leela Edwin  Poster
 Day 3: 23  November 2017 
Session 3: FOSTERING INNOVATIONS IN FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE : Capacity Building

Chairs: Nikita Gopal & Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit

19 Capacity Building of Fisherwomen from Gulf of Mannar Region on Production of Selected Marine Ornamental Fish Seeds Johnson B.*, Abdul Nazar A.K., Jayakumar R.  Slides
20 Skill Development in Fish Processing Among Women in Kerala; An Analysis of Factors Influencing Effectiveness Rejula K.*, Mohanty A. K., Ashaletha S.  Sajesh V. K.  Slides
21 A Study on Gender Mainstreaming and Impact of Self Help Groups in Indian Marine Fisheries Sector V.P Vipinkumar*, R. Narayanakumar, B. Johnson, P.S. Swathilekshmi, C. Ramachandran, Shyam S. Salim, Reeta Jayasankar, S. Shinoj, N. Aswathy  Slides
22 Assessing the Empowerment of Fisherwomen Post Tsunami in Kerala: A Case Study on Theeramythri Activity Groups Shyam S. Salim*, Athira N.R, Sathiavathy C.R., Sivaprasad P.S  Slides
23 Value Addition of Aquaculture Produce Aiming Women Empowerment Among Fishing Community of Nagpur District of Maharashtra Chandrabhushan S. N.*, Relekar S. S., Mayur S. Tade,  Dinesh K.  Slides
Session 4: CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE

Chairs: Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya  &  Shyam S Salim

24 Dilemma of Employment: A Case of Climate Shocks and Employment Malleability of Fishing Community in Southern Coast of Sri Lanka Weddagala W. M. T. B.*, De Silva D. A. M.  Slides
25 The Role of Women-Fishers in Ecotourism in the Coastal of Tugurejo, Semarang – Indonesia Indah Susilowati*, Moh Ardiansyah, Devi Himatul, Nurika Kurniawati, Fajar Fitrityanto, Abimanyu  Slides
26 Awareness on Mangrove Based Fisheries – A Case Study Among Women Fisher Folk of Puduveypu Area, Cochin, India Dinesh K.*, Geeji M. T., Chinju E. R.  Slides
Write-shop : scientific writing Meryl J Williams

Nikita Gopal

Film Screening Award winning film on ‘The Women of Petatan’ by Carmen Pedroza
Consolidation of recommendations of the Sessions All session Chairs
 Day 4: 24 November 2017 
Special Workshop on Challenges in the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Small Scale Fisheries (SSFVG) of FAO in South Asia

International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

 Presenters

  • Herman Kumara, Sri Lanka       Slides
  • Sebastian Mathew, India             Slides
  • Ujwala Jaykisan Patil, India       Slides
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