Gender action plans in the aquaculture value chain: what's missing?

Gender and Value Chain Development

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Gender and Pro Poor Value Chain Analysis

Gender and Employment in the Kenya Horticulture Value Chain DISCUSSION

One of the main features of globalisation has been the enormous growth in commodity chains that span national boundaries. These chains, which link large numbers of poor workers in developing countries with consumers in the North, potentially offer promising opportunities to spread the gains from globalisation to broader segments of the population. The Kenya horticulture industry is a good examp...

Mini review on value chain of brachyuran crab aquaculture and capture

Crabs are decapod crustaceans living in oceans, freshwater and on land. They are omnivorous scavengers and carnivores. Many of them are edible with tremendous aquaculture potentials. Crabbing in recent years increased rapidly due to nutritive value, and their need for local and international market. Different kinds of gears used for capture are sometimes baited with edible stuff. Catch could be...

Rapid Survey of Wasting and Stunting in Children: Whats New, Whats Old and Whats the Buzz?

Nationwide Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), conducted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and UNICEF in 2013-14 showed a marked improvement in the status of the child malnutrition over the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) that was conducted in 2005-06. Despite some impressive gains in the anthropometric indicators of malnutrition, the absolute levels remain high, and of c...