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Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi

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Title Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi
 
Creator Mwema, Catherine
Mudege, Netsayi N.
Kakwasha, Keagan
 
Subject gender
malawi
zambia
covid-19
fish
cross-border trade
 
Description Purpose – While the literature has highlighted the impacts of COVID-19, there is limited evidence on the gendered determinants of the impact of COVID-19 among small-scale rural traders in developing and emerging economies.
Design/methodology/approach – Cross-border fish traders who had operated before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were interviewed in a survey conducted in Zambia and Malawi. Logistic regressions among male and female traders were employed to assess the gendered predictors.
Findings – Heterogeneous effects in geographical location, skills, and knowledge were reported among male cross-border traders. Effects of household structure and composition significantly influenced the impact of COVID-19 among female traders. Surprisingly, membership in trade associations was associated with the high impact of COVID-19.
Research limitations/implications – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the migratory nature of crossborder fish traders, the population of cross-border fish traders at the time of the study was unknown and difficult to establish, cross-border fish traders (CBFT) at the landing sites and market areas were targeted for the survey without bias.
Originality/value – This paper addresses a gap in the literature on understanding gendered predictors of the impacts of COVID-19 among small-scale cross-border traders.
 
Date 2022-09-21
2023-01-19T08:47:00Z
2023-01-19T08:47:00Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Catherine Mwema, Netsayi Mudege, Keagan Kakwasha. (21/9/2022). Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies.
2044-0839
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127508
https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-03-2022-0056
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Emerald
 
Source Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies