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To Fish or Not to Fish - Opportunities and Constraints to Youth Involvement in Small Scale Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture. Indika Arulingam, Likimyelesh Nigussie, Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu, Liza Debevec, Palal Moet Moet , Sanjiv De Silva. Overview.

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  1. To Fish or Not to Fish - Opportunities and Constraints to Youth Involvement in Small Scale Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Indika Arulingam, Likimyelesh Nigussie, Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu, Liza Debevec, Palal Moet Moet, Sanjiv De Silva

  2. Overview Largely desk-based study on Opportunities and Constraints to Youth Involvement in small-scale fisheries (SSF), aquaculture and value chains 2. Follow-up field study on interactions between the SSF sector, household livelihoods strategies, and livelihood aspirations and outcomes for youth from SSF in Kyonkadun Village, Ayerarwady Delta, Myanmar

  3. Introduction The population of those from ages 15-24 expected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050 (FAO et al. 2014) Unemployment rates high among youth, when compared to adult populations (ADB, 2017) Widely believed that youth are leaving behind livelihoods in agriculture, for other options (White, 2012)

  4. Study on Opportunities and Constraints to Youth Involvement in small-scale fisheries (SSF), aquaculture and value chains Objective: To take stock of the current status in relation to the engagement of youth in small scale fisheries and aquaculture and value chains in 8 FISH focal countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific • Methodology • Review of peer-reviewed and gray literature: 98 publications • Key Informant Interviews: 20 interviews

  5. Findings Youth as a social category is highly contextual - defined not only by age but also gender, education, marital status, engagement with the labour market, and other factors (Pyburn et al. 2015) Youth involvement in aquaculture, small scale fisheries and value chains is under-studied (FAO, 2016) From what is known, for most youth, the fisheries sector is not the first choice of employment. (KIIs)

  6. Key Constraints: Limited access to land, finances, other resources, decision-making, knowledge and know-how. Further amplified in the case of young women (Adesugbaand Mavrotas, 2016; FAO, 2014) Physical labour, low pay, low social status. In certain cases, discrimination and harassment (Nuruzzaman et al. 2014; Bene and Merten, 2008 ) Ecosystems with diminishing productivity (Venkatachalam et al. 2010)

  7. Key Opportunities Employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the fast growing aquaculture sector (Hishamunda et al. 2014) Moving down the value chain beyond primary production might hold potential (KIIs) Opportunities with increased integration of ICT technologies (still to be tested) (KIIs)

  8. Four pathways for a more youth-inclusive program under FISH Understanding the impact of economic, political and social shifts at global-national-local levels on youth involvement in aquaculture and small-scale fisheries. Analysis of the policy architecture that impact youth involvement in aquaculture in small-scale fisheries. Understanding youth aspirations and perceptions of aquaculture and small-scale fisheries. Building a youth-oriented approach to aquaculture and small-scale fisheries.

  9. Follow up Field-based Study 1. What is the (changing) role of SSF in the livelihood aspirations and strategies adopted by the households in the village? 2. What are the livelihood aspirations and livelihood outcomes (and role of SSF in these) for youth from households that adopt SSF as a livelihood strategy? 3. What are the impacts of the above on SSF in the village?

  10. Follow up Field-based Study Study Site: KyonkadunVillage in the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar Methodology: Over the course of 12 months (2019), reconnaissance visit in November, 2018 Literature review of the political economy of the fisheries sector in Myanmar Data collection and analysis through mapping exercises, focus group discussions, a household survey, in-depth interviews and photo-stories

  11. Preliminary Findings

  12. International Water Management Institute: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/ WorldFish: https://www.worldfishcenter.org/ FISH CRP: https://fish.cgiar.org/

  13. We would like to acknowledge all CGIAR Research Programs and Centers for supporting the participation of their gender scientists to the Seeds of Change conference. Photo: Neil Palmer/IWMI

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