Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)

Ghana, 2020 - 2023

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GHA_2020-2021_EWSFSFS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

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Nicole Franz, Lena Westlund, Molly Ahern

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Fishery Surveys

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Feb 09, 2023

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Data file: data_anon_focus_groups_discussions

Cases:	40
Variables:	67

Variables

x1_1_1_country

1.1.1 Country

x1_1_2_region

Region

x1_1_3_district

District

men

1.2.1 Number of attendees (count of women | count of men) / Men

women

1.2.1 Number of attendees (count of women | count of men) / Women

x1_3_1_which_fish_do_you_reg

1.3.1 Which fish do you regularly catch, process, sell?

x1_3_2_what_fish_do_you_deal

1.3.2 What fish do you deal with in your activities? [list the vernacular names of the fish]

catch

1.3.3 Which activities do you participate mostly when we talk about fish? Count number of responses per category but only once per person) / Catch

processing

1.3.3 Which activities do you participate mostly when we talk about fish? Count number of responses per category but only once per person) / Processing

marketing

1.3.3 Which activities do you participate mostly when we talk about fish? Count number of responses per category but only once per person) / Marketing

x1_3_4_which_activities_do_y

1.3.4 Which activities do you participate mostly when we talk about fish? (How many in each category from the question 1.3.3)?

x1_4_1_what_foods_do_you_reg

1.4.1 What foods do you regularly eat? Do you regularly eat fish? (please ask the group say what regular means e.g. every day, every week or ??)

x1_4_2_what_types_of_fish_do

1.4.2 What types of fish do you eat? What parts of the fish do you eat?

x1_4_3_from_where_do_you_sou

1.4.3 From where do you source your fish? Is it from local small-scale fishermen? Commercial fisheries? Or perhaps is it imported?)

x1_4_4_where_are_the_fish_ke

1.4.4 Where are the fish kept that you buy? (e.g. in a cold store, open at the place where the fish are caught? Or other place?)

x1_4_5_what_are_the_main_pro

1.4.5 What are the main problems with where you get your fish from? (e.g. access problems to the site, limited choices, distance to where you can select fresher fish?)

x1_5_1_role_in_household_dec

1.5.1 Role in household decision-making around fish-related and other activities

x1_5_1_1_do_you_think_the_ro

1.5.1.1 Do you think the role of women in household decision-making is very strong?

x1_5_2_1_who_controls_the_as

1.5.2.1 Who controls the assets that are important in small scale fishing? (Examples are items such as baskets, smoking units, other equipment)

x1_5_2_2_is_there_a_differen

1.5.2.2 Is there a difference between what men and women have access to or use in small scale fishing?

x1_5_3_1_have_you_met_with_a

1.5.3.1 Have you met with a fisheries extension service officer in the past 12 months?

x1_5_3_2_how_many_times_did_

1.5.3.2 How many times did you meet with a fisheries extension service officer in the past 12 months? (enter number)

x1_5_3_3_have_you_received_a

1.5.3.3 Have you received any training on fishing practices, fish processing and storage methods, fish trading and marketing, or food safety in the past 12 months?

x1_5_3_4_are_you_able_to_put

1.5.3.4 Are you able to put what you learn in trainings into practice?

x1_5_3_5_are_fisheries_offic

1.5.3.5 Are fisheries officers and extension agents accessible to women?

x1_5_3_6_are_fisheries_offic

1.5.3.6 Are fisheries officers or extension agents knowledgeable about gender issues and responsive to womenâ€™s specific needs?

x1_5_3_7_are_there_any_issue

1.5.3.7 Are there any issues related to womenâ€™s access to extension or support services from fisheries officers not already discussed (add the general responses)?

x1_5_3_8_what_prevented_you_

1.5.3.8 What prevented you from putting skills learned in training into practice?

x1_5_3_9_what_would_be_neede

1.5.3.9 What would be needed to ensure that information learned in training could be put into practice?

x1_5_3_10_any_other_general_

1.5.3.10 Any other general discussion on the access of women to training (add the general responses)?

x1_5_4_1_how_many_of_you_fee

1.5.4.1 How many of you feel comfortable speaking at fisheries governance meetings (e.g. BVCs or BMUs) to help decide on projects and issues affecting any element of to do with fish? (add total in each category)

x1_5_4_2_how_many_of_you_fee

1.5.4.2 How many of you feel comfortable speaking in public spaces on projects and issues affecting any element to do with fish?

x1_5_4_3_women_makeup_what_p

1.5.4.3 Women makeup what proportion of the leadership in fisheries governance bodies (e.g. BVCs or BMUs)?

x1_5_4_4_are_women_in_leader

1.5.4.4 Are women in leadership roles treated with equal respect as men in fisheries governance bodies (e.g. BVCs or BMUs)? (count each response for Yes or No)

x1_5_4_5_when_and_where_did_

1.5.4.5 When and where did any of you speak in public events (add the general responses)?

x1_5_4_6_is_your_voice_heard

1.5.4.6 Is your voice heard when speaking up in public fisheries governance bodies and has speaking up led to any changes (have your needs been addressed)?

x1_5_4_7_are_there_any_other

1.5.4.7 Are there any other issues related to your ability to influence fisheries governance bodies?

x1_5_5_1_do_women_face_any_g

1.5.5.1 Do women face any gender-based discrimination or hardships in their work in the fishing sector?

x1_5_5_2_describe_any_forms_

1.5.5.2 Describe any forms of discrimination or hardships women experience in the fishing sector.

x1_5_5_3_do_women_face_any_g

1.5.5.3 Do women face any gender-based violence when working in the fishing sector?

x1_5_5_4_are_there_any_syste

1.5.5.4 Are there any systematic efforts to address these issues [any described above] by local, district or central government?

x1_5_5_5_are_there_any_syste

1.5.5.5 Are there any systematic efforts to address these issues [any described above] by non-state actors?

x1_5_5_6_describe_any_system

1.5.5.6 Describe any systematic efforts to address these issues [any described above].

x1_5_5_7_have_gender_relatio

1.5.5.7 Have gender relations (roles, norms, and expectations for men and women)changed in ways that affect the fishing sector?

x1_5_5_7_describe_any_change

1.5.5.7 Describe any changes that have occurred in gender relations and how they impact womenâ€™s work in the fishing sector.

x1_6_1_did_you_sell_any_fish

1.6.1 Did you sell any fish for a lower price than usual? Can you describe what these price differences might be? Do prices rise and fall quite often?

x1_6_2_on_average_what_was_t

1.6.2 On average what was the low price you received for your fish? Why was this?

x1_6_3_how_much_fish_did_you

1.6.3 How much fish did you sell for a reduced price? Could you sell more?

x1_6_4_how_much_fish_did_you

1.6.4 How much fish did you lose (waste)?

x1_6_5_why_did_you_lose_thro

1.6.5 Why did you lose/throw away fish?

x1_6_6_please_describe_the_f

1.6.6 Please describe the facility where you bought your fish? Did it have a landing site or other structure?

x1_6_7_is_the_place_you_boug

1.6.7 Is the place you bought your fish different to the place where you prepare and also sell fish?

x1_6_8_if_you_process_and_se

1.6.8 If you process and sell in a different place how do you transport the fish from one place to another?

how_much_of_this_do_you_try_

How much of this do you try to sell fresh?

how_much_of_this_do_you_try_.1

How much of this do you try to process and sell?

how_much_do_you_take_home_fo

How much do you take home for home consumption?

x1_6_10_if_you_process_your_

1.6.10 If you process your fish for sale in a different place to where you sell what are the facilities like there?

x1_6_11_at_the_places_where_

1.6.11 At the places where you sell what facilities do have access to?

x1_7_1_how_many_of_you_are_m

1.7.1 How many of you are members of local fisheries organizations? (enumerator counts and then ticks the number)

x1_7_2_are_organised_groups_

1.7.2 Are organised groups especially important or advantageous for women in the fishing sector? (Majority for "Yes" or "No")

x1_7_3_if_yes_was_selected_a

1.7.3 If yes was selected above: Why is it especially important for women to be organized into groups in the fishing sector?

x1_7_4_what_internal_factors

1.7.4 What internal factors (i.e. within the group) are critical to the success of womenâ€™s organizations in the fishing sector?

x1_7_5_what_external_factors

1.7.5 What external factors (i.e. the environment that the group operates in) are critical to the success of womenâ€™s organizations in the fishing sector?

x1_8_1_do_you_think_training

1.8.1 Do you think training from projects has been useful (for those of you whom have received such training in this and other projects)?

x1_8_2_what_in_particular_di

1.8.2 What in particular did you find most useful from the training? What do you learn?

x1_8_3_are_there_any_trainin

1.8.3 Are there any training styles you particularly liked? (styles can vary such as role play, demonstrations or class room based teaching)

Total: 67

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Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)

Ghana, 2020 - 2023

Data file: data_anon_focus_groups_discussions

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