Effect Of World Bank Assisted Fadama Ii Project On The Performance Of Fish Farming In Imo State, South East Nigeria: A Comparative Evaluation

Henri-Ukoha, A.; Ohajianya, DO; Nwosu, F.O; Onyeagocha, S. U. O.; Nwankwo, U. E.

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“…The main reason for exclusion at the full‐text stage was study design ( n = 70), which can be further broken down into four issues. Twenty‐nine papers were excluded as they used an inappropriate evaluation method; for instance, many papers simply reported means and frequencies without selecting an appropriate counterfactual (e.g., Dey et al, 2007 ; Henri‐Ukoha et al, 2011 ). Seventeen papers were excluded as their analysis did not include a counterfactual (e.g., Laxmi et al, 2015 ; Rahman et al, 2010 ).…”

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Aquaculture for improving productivity, income, nutrition and women's empowerment in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Parrao¹,

Shisler²,

Moratti³

et al. 2021

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Background: A steady increase in the international production and consumption of fish has positioned aquaculture as a development option. Previous literature has highlighted the potential of aquaculture to improve economic, nutritional and gender equality outcomes, however, the evidence on the effectiveness of these programmes remains unclear.Objectives: The review assessed whether aquaculture interventions increase the productivity, income, nutrition, and women's empowerment of individuals. We additionally aimed to identify barriers and facilitators that could affect the effectiveness of these interventions, and the cost-effectiveness of such programmes. Methods:We searched for experimental and quasi-experimental studies focused on low-and middle-income countries. We used standard methodological procedures expected by The Campbell Collaboration for the data collection and analysis.Results: We identified 21 impact evaluations assessing the effect of 13 aquaculture interventions in low-and lower-middle income countries. Twelve of these studies have a high risk of bias. Aquaculture interventions lead to a small increase in the production value, income, total expenditures and food consumption of participants.The limited availability of evidence prevented us from assessing other nutritional and women's empowerment outcomes. We identified barriers and facilitators affecting the programmes' set up, the participation of beneficiaries, and the level of productive activities. Insufficient cost data hindered full comparisons across programmes. Conclusions:The review suggests a lack of rigorous evidence assessing the effectiveness of aquaculture programmes. Future research could focus on evaluating nutrition and women's empowerment impacts, promoting reporting standards, and the use of cost data to continue building quality evidence around aquaculture interventions.

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confidence: 99%