‘Our lives depend on it’: Women’s gleaning vital for food and income in Timor-Leste

The research by the CGIAR Research Program on FISH led by WorldFish and partners finds that gleaning—the collection of intertidal marine resources by hand or hand tool—is most commonly done by women and young children in Timor-Leste.

It provides a regular and reliable income for women in places where shallow reef, seagrass and mangroves are close to shore, like the 147-household village of Beacou on the north coast.