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Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization
Creation date: 2000
This is the Report of the Workshop on Participatory Approaches in Aquaculture held in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 1 March 2000. The use of participatory approaches was analysed in eight aquaculture case studies from different countries in Asia and one from Africa. The main conclusion was that there are no absolutes in participation and a wide range of different degrees and forms of participation may be manifested in the development process. Participatory approaches proved to be particularly helpful in improving understanding of the role of aquaculture in rural livelihoods (as opposed to focusing purely on aquaculture as a technical activity) and in understanding the attitudes and perceptions of the people involved. The real potential of participatory approaches lies not just in the improvement of the understanding of aquaculture development workers but in the building of the capacity of the end-users of aquaculture to make decisions about aquaculture and its place in their livelihood strategies more effectively. Participatory approaches are commonly regarded as an essential part of sustainable livelihoods. The participants agreed that this has been the first attempt to systematize the lessons learned from the application of participatory methodologies (RRA, PRA and others) to aquaculture projects. But they also agreed that this learning process needs to continue as more experience is gained and as the thinking about participatory approaches themselves develops.
Key Words: UN • FAO • Policy and Regulation • Case Study • Asian Aquaculture
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