Country Evidence/Philippines/2021
Vulnerability drivers for small pelagics and milkfish aquaculture value chain determined through online participatory approach
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This 2021 peer-reviewed article in Marine Policy identifies the vulnerability drivers affecting the small pelagics and milkfish aquaculture value chains in the Philippines, using an online participatory approach. The study engaged stakeholders across the value chain, including producers, traders, processors and government representatives, through virtual workshops and surveys, an approach that also demonstrates how participatory research can continue under constraints such as pandemic restrictions. Participants identified climate drivers such as increasing temperatures, typhoons, flooding and sea-level rise, and described how these affect production, post-harvest handling, transport and markets. The research then identified responses across several categories, including infrastructure improvements, social and economic measures, knowledge and information, and governance arrangements. By examining the entire value chain, the study shows how climate impacts at production level can cascade to other actors, and how resilience requires coordinated action. Classed as direct evidence under Value Chains and Markets, the article provides direct evidence on climate drivers in the Philippine milkfish value chain. It is useful for value-chain development programmes, for local and national agencies planning climate-resilient infrastructure, and for researchers interested in participatory vulnerability assessment methods.
Additional Details
- Author(s)
- Scientific article – Marine Policy
- Type
- Scientific article
- Aquaculture / Fisheries Dimension
- Milkfish aquaculture and fisheries value chain
- Relevance to Climate Aquaculture
- Direct
- Thematic Area
- Value Chains & Markets
- Climate Issue
- Increasing temperature; typhoons; flooding and sea-level rise
- Adaptation / Key Contribution
- Infrastructure; social and economic measures; knowledge; governance
- How to Use / Notes
- Direct evidence on climate drivers in the Philippine milkfish value chain