Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific

Arulingam, I,, L. Nigussie, S. Senaratna Sellamuttu and L. Debevec

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Abstract: Youth as a social category is increasingly under the spotlight among governments and development actors. Demographic shifts and rising levels of youth unemployment are some of the main reasons for this concern. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) conducted an assessment of youth participation in small-scale fisheries (SSF), aquaculture and value chains, as part of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH). The geographical focus of the study was Africa and the AsiaPacific, particularly the FISH focal countries of Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia (in Africa) and Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Solomon Islands (in the Asia-Pacific). The study was conducted through a critical appraisal of peer-reviewed and grey literature and by conducting key informant interviews (KIIs). The study finds that the contours of youth as a social category do not fall under strict definitions. While governments and international organizations typically define youth by age, who is considered a youth is in reality contextual and determined by a multitude of factors. These include the timing of entry into the labor market, education, gender, legal status and marital status, among others.

Keywords: Small-scale fisheries; Small-scale aquaculture; Value chains; youth employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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