Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh

Aquaculture is widely held to contribute to poverty reduction and food security in the Global South, but robust evidence is limited. Using nationally representative data from Bangladesh, this study analyses changes in fish consumption from 2000 to 2010. Rapid expansion of commercial aquaculture pegg...

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Autores principales: Toufique, K.A., Belton, Ben
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41925
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description Aquaculture is widely held to contribute to poverty reduction and food security in the Global South, but robust evidence is limited. Using nationally representative data from Bangladesh, this study analyses changes in fish consumption from 2000 to 2010. Rapid expansion of commercial aquaculture pegged down fish prices, resulting in increased fish consumption by extreme poor and moderate poor consumers and those in rural areas. These outcomes are closely linked to the pro-poor nature of national economic growth during this period. These findings contribute to a broadening of the debate on whether the growth of aquaculture in Bangladesh has been pro-poor.
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spelling CGSpace419252025-03-25T17:21:41Z Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh Toufique, K.A. Belton, Ben aquaculture bangladesh Aquaculture is widely held to contribute to poverty reduction and food security in the Global South, but robust evidence is limited. Using nationally representative data from Bangladesh, this study analyses changes in fish consumption from 2000 to 2010. Rapid expansion of commercial aquaculture pegged down fish prices, resulting in increased fish consumption by extreme poor and moderate poor consumers and those in rural areas. These outcomes are closely linked to the pro-poor nature of national economic growth during this period. These findings contribute to a broadening of the debate on whether the growth of aquaculture in Bangladesh has been pro-poor. 2014-12 2014-08-13T11:19:57Z 2014-08-13T11:19:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41925 en Open Access Elsevier Toufique, K.A. and Belton, B. 2014. Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh. World Development 64:609–620.
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Toufique, K.A.
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Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
title Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
title_full Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
title_short Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
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bangladesh
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