Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39192153›Full record

SynthesisNature food2024

A systematic review of the impact of post-harvest aquatic food processing technology on gender equality and social justice.

Nitya Rao, Lee Hooper, Heather Gray, Natasha Grist, Johanna Forster, Julie Bremner, Ghezal Sabir, Matthew Heaton, Nisha Marwaha, Sudarshan Thakur and 2 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Nature food, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Nitya RaoSchool of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. n.rao@uea.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-0147
Lee HooperNutrition and Hydration, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-3331
Heather GraySchool of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1933-6332
Natasha GristNorwich Institute for Sustainable Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Johanna ForsterSchool of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Julie BremnerCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-504X
Ghezal SabirFood System Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland.
Matthew HeatonNorwich Institute for Sustainable Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-483X
Nisha MarwahaSchool of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-4085
Sudarshan ThakurProfessional Assistance for Development Action, Bhopal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5416-4282
Abraham WanyamaSchool of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9185-459X
Liangzi ZhangFood & Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6231-5783

Funding

RCUK | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ES/R010404/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-harvest practices and technologies are key to reducing global aquatic harvest loss. The lives of post-harvest fisheries workers, over half of them women, are deeply affected by these technologies, but their equity and equality outcomes are poorly understood. This systematic review synthesizes evidence of post-harvest aquatic food processing technology outcomes, showing that persistent inequalities in social structure and norms disadvantage women across a range of technologies, both traditional and improved, especially regarding control over resources. We found that improved technologies bring enhanced productivity and possibly income for workers, yet contracts are often precarious due to pre-existing social inequities. While power and control of resources is more unequal in factory settings, it is not necessarily equal in traditional contexts either, despite offering greater flexibility. More rigorous comparative research, including voices of diverse actors, is key to understanding the impacts of different technologies on gender equality and social justice and inform policymaking.

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FisheriesGender EquitySocial JusticeFemaleHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID39192153

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