A model for gender-based post-harvest fisheries technology transfer initiatives in the Philippines

Abstract

A study on a gender-based post-harvest fisheries technology transfer scheme was conducted to come up with an alternative intervention model that can provide more effective and responsible livelihood activities to capacitate women in coastal communities in the Philippines. The study included a rapid resource and needs assessment of the coastal community and the design of appropriate skills training modules for the women of Carles, a coastal town in northern Iloilo, Philippines. Results reveal the recent status of the coastal resources in the area, the roles that men and women play in a coastal community, the opportunities and constraints in introducing alternative livelihood activities in a coastal community, and the viability of a model for gender-based post-harvest fisheries technology transfer project that aims to uplift the economic conditions of women in these communities. This model that focuses on women may be replicated in other coastal communities in the country.