Author: Nang Lun Kham Synt
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-23-05
Year: 2023
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2023
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Joyee S. Chatterjee, Takuji W. Tsusaka (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The dried fish is a reliable source of nourishment for the people of Myanmar, regardless of their socioeconomic situation (Lin et al., 2022), and according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey, 2006, the typical person consumes 20 kg of fish and fish products annually (Needham & Funge-Smith, 2015). The research on the consumption of dried fish is highly limited and focuses primarily on the general consumption patterns of the research region (see http://driedfishmatters.org/). The research focuses on dried fish consumption in terms of gender perspective is quite limited. The research was conducted in order to have an understanding of the dried fish consumption of Myanmar people by the difference in gender with inclusion of their identity such as age, ethnicity, occupation and origin, so on. The research was carried with approach of the mixed of quantitative and qualitative research methods by conducting the questionnaire surveys, in-depth interviews and Key-informant interviews among the various Myanmar migrants who are working in different employments in Mahachai sub-district of Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Migrants of diverse ethnicities and origin states and areas continue to consume dried fish products at the same rate in their home country and in their new environment. There are no statistically significant variations in the proportion of dried fish consumed by male and female migrants, and the indicated proportions are comparable. The decision to include dried fish items in one’s daily diet is without regard to one’s gender identity— whether it be male or female—and is also not connected to other fundamental identities like age, occupation, ethnicity, social networks, and so forth. The average amount of dried fish products consumed by a female migrant is not significantly different from that of a male migrant, and both genders consume around 0.6 kg of dried fish products each week in total. Migrants from Myanmar consume somewhat less dried fish in their new s
Scholarship Donor(s): Dried Fish Matters (DFM); Asian Institute of Technology Scholarships
Note: A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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