Froukje Kruijssen

Staff

Froukje Kruijssen is an agricultural development economist with over 15 years of experience in applied research (both quantitative and qualitative) on value chains, agriculture, sustainable development, youth, gender and inclusion.

Froukje’s research work looks at making value chains more inclusive for small farmers and other value chain actors and employees, including men, women and youth. It also includes measuring the impact of development programs on peoples’ livelihoods, in fisheries, aquaculture, and agriculture. Her work on evaluations support programs to achieve greater impact and researchers and development specialists to improve how they integrate gender and youth issues into their work. Through this work Froukje aims to contribute to sustainable development.

Publications

Kruijssen F, McDougall CL, van Asseldonk IJM (2018). Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research. Aquaculture 493: 328-337. Full text available here
Kaminski AM, Genschick S, Kefi AS, Kruijssen F (2018). Trends in aquaculture value chain development in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Zambia. Aquaculture 493: 355-364. Full text available here
Kruijssen F, Pyburn, R., Sultana, N. (2016). Transforming the fish value chain in Bangladesh: what a gender lens brings. In: Pyburn R, Eerdewijk, A. van. (Eds.) A different kettle of fish? Gender integration in livestock and fish research. Volendam: LM Publishers. pp. 109-117. Full text available here.
Kruijssen F, Kantor P, Galiè A, Farnworth CR (2016). Adding gender transformation into value chain analysis. In: Pyburn R, Eerdewijk, A. van. (Eds.) A different kettle of fish? Gender integration in livestock and fish research. Volendam: LM Publishers. pp.45-53. Full text available here.
Dickson M, Nasr-Allah A, Kenawya D, Kruijssen F (2016). Increasing fish farm profitability through aquaculture best management practice training in Egypt. Aquaculture 465: 172–178. Full text available here.
Rajaratnam S, Cole SM, Longley C, Kruijssen F, Sarapura S (2016). Gender inequalities in access to and benefits derived from the natural fishery in the Barotse floodplain, Zambia, southern Africa. Asian Fisheries Science Special Issue 29S: 47-69. Full text available here.
Farnworth CR, Kantor P, Kruijssen F, Longley C, Colverson K (2015). Gender integration in livestock and fisheries value chains: Emerging good practices from analysis to action. International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology 11(3/4): 262-279. Abstract available here.
Henriksson PJG, Rico A, Zhang W, Ahmad-Al-Nahid Sk, Newton R, Phan LT, Zhang Z, Jaithiang J, Dao HM, Phu TM, Little DC, Murray FJ, Satapornvanit K, Liu L, Liu Q, Haque MM, Kruijssen F, de Snoo GR, Heijungs R, van Bodegom PM, Guinée JB (2015). A comparison of Asian aquaculture products using statistically supported Life Cycle Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology 49(24): 14176–14183. Full text available here.
Jespersen KS, Kelling I, Ponte S, Kruijssen F (2014). What shapes food value chains? Lessons from aquaculture in Asia. Food Policy 49-1: 228–240. Abstract available here.
Ponte S, Kelling I, Jespersen KS, Kruijssen F (2014). The Blue Revolution in Asia: Upgrading and Governance in Aquaculture Value Chains. World Development 64: 52–64. Full text available here.
Bush SR, Belton B, Hall D, Vandergeest P, Murray FJ, Ponte S, Oosterveer P, Islam Md S, Mol APJ, Hatanaka M, Kruijssen F, Ha TTT, Little DC, Kusumawati R (2013). Certify Sustainable Aquaculture? Science 341: 1067-1068. Full text available here.
Kruijssen F, Keizer M, Giuliani A (2009). Collective action for small-scale producers of agricultural biodiversity products. Food Policy 34(1): 46-52. Abstract available here.
Kruijssen F (2009). Youth engagement in agricultural research: A focus on Sub-Sahara Africa. Wageningen: Wageningen University and Research Centre, 72 pp. Full text available here.

Projects

Research on the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh.
Value chain analysis of the fisheries value chain of Western province in Zambia
Gender transformative value chain assessment of the aquaculture value chain in southwestern Bangladesh
Impact assessment of activities of a project called ‘Improving Employment and Incomes through the Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector’ (IEIDEAS)
Exploratory study of informal fish retailing in rural Egypt
“Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade” (SEAT): Work package on social and economic dynamics of aquaculture value chains from Bangladesh, China, Thailand, and Vietnam into the European Union.
Identifying opportunities to enhance livelihoods, especially of women and youth in the Solomon Islands
External review of the Young Professionals platform for Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD)
Impact assessment of a multi-country poverty reduction project in coconut growing communities.
Impact assessment of a micro-credit program in Nicaragua, carried out in the Netherlands.
Evaluation of the Dutch immigration law
Assessment of initiatives to engage youth in agriculture and agricultural research, especially in Africa
Workshop facilitation and advice on collection and analysis of socio-economic baseline data and data analysis

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