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Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition
Seaweeds are a source of food throughout the Pacific region. Kiribati, however, does not have a strong history of using seaweed in their diets, despite having reliable access to indigenous edible seaweeds. A series of peer-led seaweed training workshops held in Kiribati between 2018 and 2019 provide...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7230817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32224935 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9040382 |
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author | Swanepoel, Libby Tioti, Tereere Eria, Taati Tamuera, Karibanang Tiitii, Ulusapeti Larson, Silva Paul, Nicholas |
author_facet | Swanepoel, Libby Tioti, Tereere Eria, Taati Tamuera, Karibanang Tiitii, Ulusapeti Larson, Silva Paul, Nicholas |
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description | Seaweeds are a source of food throughout the Pacific region. Kiribati, however, does not have a strong history of using seaweed in their diets, despite having reliable access to indigenous edible seaweeds. A series of peer-led seaweed training workshops held in Kiribati between 2018 and 2019 provided women with knowledge, skills, and motivational support needed to engage in the seaweed supply chain, from harvesting, processing, and marketing to consumption. This study aimed to identify opportunities and enablers to support women’s participation across the seaweed supply chain. Structured interviews with 49 women explored their interest and expected costs and benefits from involvement in the supply chain. There was high interest in most seaweed-related activities and the key motivators were health and nutrition for themselves and their family. Participants were also interested in developing and sharing new skills and saw the potential for income generation. However, there were also clear barriers including a desire for further training in seaweed harvesting, processing, and recipe creation; additional social support; and in public promotion. Given the natural resources and desire of women to engage in developing this new edible seaweed supply chain in Kiribati, there is now a need for capacity development to build social and economic wellbeing and food security across the broader community. Additional peer-to-peer training opportunities may look to other Pacific Islands where seaweed is already an established and traditional food. |
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spelling | pubmed-72308172020-05-22 Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition Swanepoel, Libby Tioti, Tereere Eria, Taati Tamuera, Karibanang Tiitii, Ulusapeti Larson, Silva Paul, Nicholas Foods Article Seaweeds are a source of food throughout the Pacific region. Kiribati, however, does not have a strong history of using seaweed in their diets, despite having reliable access to indigenous edible seaweeds. A series of peer-led seaweed training workshops held in Kiribati between 2018 and 2019 provided women with knowledge, skills, and motivational support needed to engage in the seaweed supply chain, from harvesting, processing, and marketing to consumption. This study aimed to identify opportunities and enablers to support women’s participation across the seaweed supply chain. Structured interviews with 49 women explored their interest and expected costs and benefits from involvement in the supply chain. There was high interest in most seaweed-related activities and the key motivators were health and nutrition for themselves and their family. Participants were also interested in developing and sharing new skills and saw the potential for income generation. However, there were also clear barriers including a desire for further training in seaweed harvesting, processing, and recipe creation; additional social support; and in public promotion. Given the natural resources and desire of women to engage in developing this new edible seaweed supply chain in Kiribati, there is now a need for capacity development to build social and economic wellbeing and food security across the broader community. Additional peer-to-peer training opportunities may look to other Pacific Islands where seaweed is already an established and traditional food. MDPI 2020-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7230817/ /pubmed/32224935 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9040382 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Swanepoel, Libby Tioti, Tereere Eria, Taati Tamuera, Karibanang Tiitii, Ulusapeti Larson, Silva Paul, Nicholas Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title | Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title_full | Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title_fullStr | Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title_full_unstemmed | Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title_short | Supporting Women’s Participation in Developing A Seaweed Supply Chain in Kiribati for Health and Nutrition |
title_sort | supporting women’s participation in developing a seaweed supply chain in kiribati for health and nutrition |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7230817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32224935 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9040382 |
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