Women's empowerment in aquaculture: a path analysis of economic and social influences in Southern Odisha, India

IF 2.2 3区 农林科学 Q2 FISHERIES Aquaculture International Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI:10.1007/s10499-024-01811-x
Biswajit Sahoo, Dwity Sundar Rout, Pritam Tripathy, Subha Laxmi Sahoo, Samik Kumar Pradhan, Chandan Kumar Mahanta
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize gender equality and women's empowerment as essential to global development, particularly in sectors that support food security and economic growth, such as aquaculture. This study investigates women's empowerment levels in aquaculture within Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Southern Odisha, using an improved Women Empowerment in Aquaculture Index (WEAI). Data were collected from two Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in each of the Gajapati and Rayagada districts, measuring empowerment across six domains: “access to and control over resources and services”, “participation in social and economic activities”, “ability to decide independently”, “control over use of income”, “knowledge on aquaculture”, and “attitude towards aquaculture”. Findings revealed significant variability in empowerment levels, where “control over use of income” being the highest among the domains. In contrast, “participation in social and economic activities” and “knowledge of aquaculture” were notably lower. Path analysis highlighted the importance of participation in extension activities and access to information in driving empowerment, while factors like innovativeness require better support. Garrett's ranking method identified critical constraints such as “Lack of financial support from the Govt. organisations”, “high cost of feed”, and “lack of need-based training programme” having regional variations between Gajapati and Rayagada. The study concludes that a multifaceted approach is essential to promote empowerment, including localized training, enhanced resource access, and targeted policy support. Future research should aim to refine empowerment strategies to encourage both individual women's and community growth in aquaculture.

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妇女在水产养殖中的赋权:对印度南奥里萨邦经济和社会影响的路径分析
可持续发展目标强调性别平等和增强妇女权能对全球发展至关重要,特别是在支持粮食安全和经济增长的部门,如水产养殖。本研究使用改进的水产养殖妇女赋权指数(WEAI)调查了南奥里萨邦自助团体(SHGs)中水产养殖妇女赋权水平。从Gajapati和Rayagada各区的两个自助小组(shg)收集数据,衡量六个领域的赋权:“获取和控制资源和服务”、“参与社会和经济活动”、“独立决策能力”、“控制收入使用”、“水产养殖知识”和“对水产养殖的态度”。调查结果显示,在授权水平方面存在显著差异,其中“对收入使用的控制”是各领域中最高的。相比之下,“参与社会和经济活动”和“水产养殖知识”明显较低。路径分析强调了参与推广活动和获取信息对推动赋权的重要性,而创新等因素则需要更好的支持。Garrett的排名方法确定了关键的制约因素,如“缺乏政府组织的财政支持”、“饲料成本高”和“缺乏基于需求的培训计划”,这些因素在Gajapati和Rayagada之间存在地区差异。该研究的结论是,多方面的方法对促进赋权至关重要,包括本地化培训、加强资源获取和有针对性的政策支持。未来的研究应着眼于完善赋权战略,以鼓励妇女个人和社区在水产养殖方面的增长。
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Aquaculture International
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期刊介绍: Aquaculture International is an international journal publishing original research papers, short communications, technical notes and review papers on all aspects of aquaculture. The Journal covers topics such as the biology, physiology, pathology and genetics of cultured fish, crustaceans, molluscs and plants, especially new species; water quality of supply systems, fluctuations in water quality within farms and the environmental impacts of aquacultural operations; nutrition, feeding and stocking practices, especially as they affect the health and growth rates of cultured species; sustainable production techniques; bioengineering studies on the design and management of offshore and land-based systems; the improvement of quality and marketing of farmed products; sociological and societal impacts of aquaculture, and more. This is the official Journal of the European Aquaculture Society.
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