A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province
In Solomon Islands, many fishers, fish vendors and processors live and work in remote locations without access to electricity, roads, clean water or landing-site facilities. Some may also lack the skills, knowledge or capital to invest in new equipment or put their ideas into practice. As a result,...
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| author | Batalofo, Margaret Hunnam, Kimberly Buga, Ben Jasper, Martin Isihanua, Mathew Eriksson, Hampus |
| author_browse | Batalofo, Margaret Buga, Ben Eriksson, Hampus Hunnam, Kimberly Isihanua, Mathew Jasper, Martin |
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| description | In Solomon Islands, many fishers, fish vendors and processors live and work in remote locations without
access to electricity, roads, clean water or landing-site facilities. Some may also lack the skills, knowledge or
capital to invest in new equipment or put their ideas into practice. As a result, fish is often handled in ways
that cause spoilage or contamination with dirt or bacteria, which can reduce income earned and make
consumers sick or hesitant to eat fish.
While there are many factors that contribute to poor fish-handling practices, provision of training to
increase knowledge, develop skills and change attitudes is one step that can be taken to improve the
quality of fishery products. In some provinces, including Malaita Province, several training workshops on fish
handling have been held in the past for both fishers and fish vendors. However, to our knowledge, there has
been no evaluation of such workshops to understand their effectiveness in bringing about change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1313942025-12-08T10:11:39Z A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province Batalofo, Margaret Hunnam, Kimberly Buga, Ben Jasper, Martin Isihanua, Mathew Eriksson, Hampus nutrition rural areas fishery products fish handling fish In Solomon Islands, many fishers, fish vendors and processors live and work in remote locations without access to electricity, roads, clean water or landing-site facilities. Some may also lack the skills, knowledge or capital to invest in new equipment or put their ideas into practice. As a result, fish is often handled in ways that cause spoilage or contamination with dirt or bacteria, which can reduce income earned and make consumers sick or hesitant to eat fish. While there are many factors that contribute to poor fish-handling practices, provision of training to increase knowledge, develop skills and change attitudes is one step that can be taken to improve the quality of fishery products. In some provinces, including Malaita Province, several training workshops on fish handling have been held in the past for both fishers and fish vendors. However, to our knowledge, there has been no evaluation of such workshops to understand their effectiveness in bringing about change. 2023-08-04 2023-08-03T20:29:46Z 2023-08-03T20:29:46Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131394 en Open Access application/pdf WorldFish Batalofo M, Hunnam K, Buga B, Jasper M, Isihanua M and Eriksson H. 2023. A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Program Report: 2023-04. |
| spellingShingle | nutrition rural areas fishery products fish handling fish Batalofo, Margaret Hunnam, Kimberly Buga, Ben Jasper, Martin Isihanua, Mathew Eriksson, Hampus A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title | A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title_full | A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title_fullStr | A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title_short | A review of fish-handling training activities in Malaita Province |
| title_sort | review of fish handling training activities in malaita province |
| topic | nutrition rural areas fishery products fish handling fish |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131394 |
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