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

Rao, Nitya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-0147, Hooper, Lee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-3331, Gray, Heather ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1933-6332, Grist, Natasha, Forster, Johanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6729-9965, Bremner, Julie, Sabir, Ghezal, Heaton, Matthew, Marwaha, Nisha, Thakur, Sudarshan, Wanyama, Abraham and Zhang, Liangzi (2024) A systematic review of the impact of post-harvest aquatic food processing technology on gender equality and social justice. Nature Food, 5 (9). pp. 731-741. ISSN 2662-1355

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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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Additional Information:	Data availability statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request. The DOIs of the studies included in the systematic review are presented in Supplementary Table 1. Funding information: This Review received partial funding from the Economic and Social Research Council grant ES/R010404/1 to the project Coastal Transformations and Fisher Wellbeing.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	systematic review,post-harvest fisheries,gender equality,livelihoods,health,social justice,social sciences(all),sdg 5 - gender equality,4* ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > UEA Hydrate Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine Knowledge Exchange Network Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2024 13:30
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2024 06:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95636
DOI:	10.1038/s43016-024-01034-6

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