Innovation – Open view page
General information
| Innovation ID | 144 |
| Version ID | 93 |
| Innovation Title | Solar-social innovations to reduce waste and loss, increase incomes and improve equity in capture fisheries systems |
| Innovation description | The use of solar technology offers opportunities to reduce value and quality losses experienced in fisheries value chains. FISH research illustrates when solar-based initiatives are developed through action research and combined with social innovations (particularly gender transformative or gender sensitive approaches) complementary outcomes ranging from increased gender equity, reduction of fish quality loss and increased likelihood of sustainability. |
| Reporting Staff | Steven Cole (WF), Philippa Cohen (WF), Hampus Eriksson (WF), Joseph Nagoli (WF), Matthew Roscher (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2018 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 1: discovery/proof of concept |
| Year (Stage) | 2018 |
| Stage Description | In Zambia and Malawi solar drying technologies were successfully piloted applying action research with men, women, and mixed groups - published research findings detail the outcomes. Proof of concept stage in Solomon Islands solar technologies has been successfully - with social, ecological and economic outcomes are the subject of 2019 evaluation. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | Australian Center for International Agricultural Research; International Development Research Centre; Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock - Zambia; Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources; The Pacific Community |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | Stockholm Resilience Centre-International Development Organizations (including Development Projects); University of Malawi-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); University of Zambia-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); Zambia Centre for Communication Programmes-Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | Global |
| Regions | |
| Countries |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | |
| Other Sub-IDO | |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | SwedBio Mid-term external review for East Timor and Solomon Islands [ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3341] Chiwaula, L. S., Chirwa, G. C., Binauli, L. S., Banda, J., & Nagoli, J. (2018). Gender differences in willingness to pay for capital-intensive agricultural technologies: the case of fish solar tent dryers in Malawi. Agricultural and Food Economics, 6(1), 1. [http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/677] Cole, S. M., McDougall, C., Kaminski, A. M., Kefi, A. S., Chilala, A., & Chisule, G. (2018). Postharvest fish losses and unequal gender relations: drivers of the social-ecological trap in the Barotse Floodplain fishery, Zambia. Ecology & Society, 23(2). [http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/676] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |