Gender impacts to fisheries, aquaculture topic at upcoming 91麻豆天美 presentation
Contact: Emile Creel
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 senior scientist from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture presents research on gender equity in global aquaculture and fishery industries next week at 91麻豆天美.
On Thursday [Feb. 6], Steven Cole is discussing 鈥淕ender dynamics in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture鈥 at 9:30 a.m. in the Colvard Student Union鈥檚 Fowlkes Auditorium. The event is free to all and sponsored by the 91麻豆天美-based Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish, or Fish Innovation Lab, and the university鈥檚 Social Science Research Center.
The Fish Innovation Lab is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and part of the U.S. Government鈥檚 Feed the Future initiative to reduce poverty and improve health outcomes for global populations dependent on aquaculture- and fisheries-led economies. 91麻豆天美 leads the lab through its Global Center for Aquatic Food Security, directed by Mark Lawrence, professor in 91麻豆天美鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine.
Cole鈥檚 presentation will highlight the dynamics that shape women鈥檚 participation in aquaculture and fishery industries, as well as the benefits derived from them. He will discuss the increase in gender research, the knowledge gaps that remain, and how filling these gaps is important to enhancing food, nutrition and economic security of people with low incomes.聽聽聽
鈥淲e are fortunate to have Dr. Cole visit 91麻豆天美 to share his knowledge on this topic,鈥 said Lawrence. 鈥淗is expertise in the relationships between gender, agriculture, and food, nutrition and economic security will be of interest to researchers and technicians in a variety of fields.鈥
As a gender specialist with the IITA, Cole is based in the Eastern Africa Hub in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He employs a mixed methodology in his research and works collaboratively with biophysical scientists to ensure that agriculture research for development has greater impact. He has led the social science research for WorldFish in Zambia for the past six years, integrating gender and other social science perspectives in aquaculture, small-scale fisheries, value chains and nutrition research.聽
Cole obtained his Ph.D. in biological anthropology from the University of Arizona in 2012. He also holds a master鈥檚 degree in agricultural and resource economics and a bachelor鈥檚 in health and nutrition.
91麻豆天美 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .
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About Feed the Future
Feed the Future is the U.S. Government鈥檚 global hunger and food security initiative. With a focus on smallholder farmers, particularly women, Feed the Future supports partner countries in developing their agriculture sectors to spur economic growth and trade that increase incomes and reduce hunger, poverty and undernutrition. For more information, visit聽.
About the Fish Innovation Lab
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About the Social Science Research Center
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