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Contribution of Fishing to Households' Economy - Evidence From Fisher-Farmer Communities in Congo

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Béné, Christophe

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Small-scale fisheries in developing countries have often been perceived as a low-productivity, backward informal sector. As a result they are rarely considered as a possible entry point in poverty reduction and rural development planning. Data collected in Democratic Republic of Congo show that this perception may not reflect the empirical...

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CONGO* Christophe Béné, WorldFish Center - Regional Offices for Africa, c.bene@cgiar.org * The
Global Change in African Fish Trade: Engine of Development or Threat to Local Food Security?

Creator:

Béné, Christophe and Lawton, Rebecca

Abstract:

Today fish is the most traded food commodity in the World. This situation is not without generating potential issues. On the one hand, fish trade is said to support economic growth processes in developing countries by providing an important source of cash revenue. On the other hand, fish trade is...

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? Christophe Béné, WorldFish Center - Regional Offices for Africa, c.bene@cgiar.org Lawton Rebecca, WorldFish