Report of the Workshop on the Social and Economic Aspects of Fisheries in the RECOFI Region

Download or read book Report of the Workshop on the Social and Economic Aspects of Fisheries in the RECOFI Region written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group. This book was released on 2012 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents an analysis of women's role in the sustainable use, development and conservation of animal genetic resources. The importance of small-scale famers and pastoralists as custodians of these resources is well recognized, but has never previously been disaggregated by gender. The differential roles of men and women have largely been neglected in studies of animal genetic resources management, but by piecing together several strands of argument and indirect evidence it can be concluded that women are the main guardians of livestock diversity.