GAF-India Prizes and Launch of GAF Section at 11IFAF

GAF-India was held in Kochi, Kerala, India from 21-24 November 2017. Previously, the prize winners of the M.C. Nandeesha Photo Competition were announced (link). Now we are happy to announce the student prize winners for GAF-India presentations and posters, and the winner of the first Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch Prof. M.C. Nandeesha Gender Justice and Equality Award. ...

Posted in: Aquaculture, India, Mariculture, Marine Fisheries, Men, Women

GAF-India Programme

Day 1: 21 November 2017 GAF Section InaugurationRelease 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 ...

GAF2 | 2007 | Kochi, India

21 November 2007, 8th Asian Fisheries Forum, Kochi, India Fisheries and aquaculture have long been weak on a gender perspective. Fortunately the tide of attention to gender in fisheries and aquaculture is turning, in good measure due to the series of special women and gender symposia held at the triennial Asian Fisheries Forum of the Asian Fisheries Society. ...

GAF2 Awards

2nd Global Symposium on Gender and Fisheries, 8th Asian Fisheries Forum (Asian Fisheries Society), 21 November 2007, Kochi, India JOINT WINNERS OF USD500 PRIZE Ramchandran Chitmbaran Nair, R. Sathiadas, Said Koya and A. Muhasin: Gendered spaces, technological change and fisheries sustainability: a comparative analysis of women in tuna fisheries in Lakshadeep and bivalve fisheries in Kerala M.C. Nandeesha and Manojit Debnath: Empower women with aquaculture knowledge and skill to increase fish production HIGHLY COMMENDED: 3 YEARS MEMBERSHIP OF ASIAN FISHERIES SOCIETY FOR EACH AUTHOR ...

GAF2 Organization

Organizing Committee Meryl Williams (Chair), Poh Sze Choo (Vice Chair), Hisashi Kurokura, M. C. Nandeesha, Ida Siason Best Paper Judging Panel Mohamed Shariff (Chair), Hisashi Kurokura, M.C. Nandeesha, Ida Siason Journal Editors Poh Sze Choo, Kyoko Kusakabe, Barbara S Nowak, Meryl J Williams ...

GAF2 Program, Abs, PPTs

SOLUTIONS THROUGH GENDER RESEARCH 21 NOVEMBER 2007, Venue: NAYANAR HALL, At the 8TH ASIAN FISHERIES FORUM * indicates the Presenter, if more than one author Session 1 Chair: Dr K. Kusakabe 09:00-09:15 Meryl Williams Why look at fisheries through the gender lens? Abs, PPT, Development paper link (subscription needed) 09:15-09:30 Ramachandran Chitambaran Nair*, Sathiadas R., Said Koya and Muhasin A. Gendered spaces, technological change and fisheries sustainability A comparative analysis of women in tuna fisheries in Lakshadeep and bivalve fisheries in Kerala. Abs, PPT ...

GAF2 Reports & Publications

Solutions through Gender Research (with updated links) – full GAF2 report covering all presentations, organized by themes GAF2 Report to 8th Asian Fisheries Forum – short report of outcomes Report of Networks Meeting, 2007-11-22 Kochi, India Other reports on GAF2 can be found in: 2007 “Gender and Development” (download: 2007 G&D Solutions through gender research) “Gender, Technology and Development” Conference Report Download Women Add Value to Fisheries FIS (or download pdf of report with updated links) ...

GAF3 | 2011 | Shanghai, China

More than 30 years after the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), discrimination on the basis of gender and its consequences for society is still struggling for mainstream attention especially in aquaculture and fisheries. FAO’s 2010/11 flagship report on the State of Food and Agriculture highlighted the gender gap in agriculture and estimated that raising women’s farm productivity by 20-30% could lift 100-150 million people out of poverty. ...

GAF3 Organization

Supporters of GAF3 Asian Fisheries Society, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia (RFLP), Indian Council for Agricultural Research, National Network on Women in Fisheries in the Philippines, Mundus Maris, presenters and their host organizations Organizing Committee Meryl Williams (Chair), Melba Reantaso (Vice Chair), Choo Poh Sze (Vice Chair), Rosario H Asong, Katia Frangoudes, Kibria Ghulam, Mafaniso Hara, Hisashi Kurokura, Kyoko Kusakabe, M. C. Nandeesha, Marilyn Porter, Ida Siason, Katherine Snyder, Kripa Vas ...

GAF3 Program, Abs, PPTs

3ND GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON GENDER IN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 21-23 APRIL 2011 Venue: Shanghai Ocean University Room 2309 9TH ASIAN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE FORUM PROGRAM Download Program:Program GAF3-9AFAF Final Download all Abstracts: GAF3 2011 All Abstracts in presentation, poster order-final 21 APR. 2011 AFTERNOON Session 1 Chair: Dr M. Williams 01 Dr Nandini Gunewardena (FAO) Welcome and Opening Remarks PPT 02 Marilyn Porter Why the coast matters: reflections on globalisation and gender in Tanzanian coastal communities ABS PPT ...

GAF3 Reports & Publications

REPORTS AND NEWS Shining a Light on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries: (with links) – full GAF3 report covering all presentations, organized by themes. Download as: Pdf+photos | Pdf Other reports on GAF3 can be found in: Yemaya 36: March 2011 From the Margins to the Mainstream Aquaculture without Frontiers post featuring AwF co-Chiar M.C. Nandeesha PUBLICATIONS Papers from the 3rd Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries, 21-23 April, 2011. 9 Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, Shanghai Ocean University, China ...

GAF4 | 2013 | Yeosu, Korea

Fishery changes, caused by modernization and mechanization, globalization and environmental disasters, shift the working spaces, continually destroy and create jobs and livelihoods, and bring greater overlaps in women’s and men’s roles in the household, factory and market place. “Gender and fisheries studies, therefore, are increasingly addressing these changes and how women and men were affected by them,” said Dr Nikita Gopal who led the Program Committee that organized this highly energetic and successful event. “For example, small changes such as bringing migrant labor into Japan’s ...

GAF4 Organization

In addition to strong institutional support and the contributions of all the organizers and presenters, we very gratefully acknowledge grant support from the AquaFish Collaborative Research Support Program and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Meryl Williams (Chair), A.E. Eknath, B. Meenakumari, Choo Poh Sze, Hillary Egna, Ida Siason, Kyoko Kusakabe, M. C. Nandeesha, Malasri Khumsri, Marilyn Porter, Nikita Gopal, Nuruzzaman Md, Rosario Asong, Stella Williams, Sun-ae Ii, Theodora Hyuha, Katia Frangoudes, Melba Bondad-Reantaso, Kibria Ghulam SENIOR GRO ...

GAF4 Program, Abstracts and PPTs

Download GAF4 Program here: PROGRAMME Download GAF4 Book of Abstracts here May 1, 2013 BEFORE NOON SESSION 1 Chair: Dr. Hillary Egna GENDERED CHANGE: Capabilities and vulnerabilities with respect to changes (environmental, social, cultural, economic, livelihood). Gendered change (for women, men, girls, boys) is an important characteristic of the major changes occurring in aquaculture and fisheries. However, the gendered nature of change is little recognized ...

GAF4 Reports & Publications

1. Full Report of GAF4 Gender and Change in the Spotlight (with links) – full GAF4 report covering all presentations and workshops, organized by themes Download as: pdf_icon_small GAF4 report with photos pdf_icon_small GAF4 report 2. Overview Summary and Announcement of Prize Winners – by Dr Nikita Gopal, Program Committee Chair 4th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries ...

GAF5 Organization

5th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Venue: Lucknow, India, November 12-15, 2014, with the 10th Indian Fisheries Forum of the Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch. SPONSORS Asian Fisheries Society, Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, United States Agency for International Development MARKET project (USAID-MARKET), Norad ...

GAF5 Program, Abstracts and PPTs

Final GAF5 Program can be downloaded here. DAY 1 : November 12, Wednesday Release of Asian Fisheries Science Journal Special Issue 27(S): during the inaugural function of the 10ifaf DAY 2 : November 13, Thursday Inauguration of GAF5 Welcome Speech Dr. J.K. Jena, Convener, 10IFAFA & Director, NBFGR Address Dr. Meryl J. Williams, Chair, GAF5 Address Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, DG, NACA Presidential Address Dr. B. Meenakumari, DDG (FS), ICAR & Co-Chair, GAF5 Ms. Leena Nair, IAS, Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority Vote of Thanks Dr. Nikita Gopal, Principal Scientist, CIFT ...

GAF5 Reports and Publications

1. SHORT OVERVIEW AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZEWINNERS | Fifth Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries: Celebrating the prize winners 2. GAF5 OUTCOMES REPORTED a. Full report of GAF5: The Long Journey to Equality b. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers. Samudra report – Still a Long Way to Go c. Aquaculture without Frontiers . Summary – AwF’s Women’s Network involvement in GAF5 3. GAF5 IN THE NEWS a. Seafood Source. Interview with Marie-Christine Montfort b. Lucknow. The Pioneer ...

GAF6 Organization

6th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Venue: Bangkok, Thailand, August 3-7, 2016, with the 11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum of the Asian Fisheries Society. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Co-Chairs. Meryl Williams, Cherdsak Virapat, Amonrat Sermwatanakul B. Meenakumari, Alice Ferrer, K. Jena, Marieta Bañez Sumagaysay, Nikita Gopal, Md Nuruzzaman, Marilyn Porter, Indah Susilowati, Modesta Medard, Susana Siar, Katia Frangoudes, Marie Christine Monfort, Hillary Egna, Kyoko Kusakabe, Naina Perri Estades, Veikila Vuki, Jin Yeong Kim, Holly Hapke, Malasri Khumsri. ...