The Food and Agriculture Orgnization of the United Nations recently released the publication titled Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development—A handbook. Prepared by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), this handbook aims at providing practical guidance on how to achieve gender-equitable small-scale fisheries in the context of...

Fisheries, an important sub-sector of Indian agriculture, and is dependent on the country’s rich marine and inland water resources. Forty-seven percent of fish production is from along India’s 8,118kmlong coastline. The rest (53 percent) is from inland water resource that “comprises 45,000km of rivers and streams and 1.6 million hectares...

The main purpose of this half-day meeting is to gather feedback on the ‘SSF Governability Index’, a new assessment tool being developed by TBTI to help country gauge what needs to be done to improve governability and achieve sustainability of SSF. The forum will also be an opportunity to build...

The contribution of women fishworkers in India has been at least equal to that of men. However, despite being a colossal human resource that plays a significant role in food security, income and employment generation, women have been systematically discriminated against, both socially and economically.

The workshop is part of the TBTI SSF Stewardship research cluster, which aims to provide a global overview of small-scale fishing impacts and contributions of small-scale fisheries (SSF) to conservation and stewardship. The purpose of this workshop is to share information about stewardship activities involving small-scale fishing people in various...

'Inter-Sectoral Governance of Inland Fisheries' is a compilation of 11 case studies from around the world plus an introductory synthesis, aimed at giving readers a detailed look into the diverse, complex, dynamic, scale-laden linkages that inland fisheries have with other water-based sectors. In the process, this volume highlights useful lessons...

Haller Farmers App puts 60 years of farming expertise into the hands of thousands of smallholder farmers. Haller Farmers App shares farming knowledge based on what has been tried and tested at the Haller Training & Demonstration Farm and then implemented successfully on the ground by our communities. Our vision...

The dedicated workshop will be held under the working title "Workshop on integrated maritime policy and marine spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea". The European Commission's contribution will encompass the co-organisation of the Launching event of the 7-day workshop, meant to take place on 20 September 2016...

FAO has focused and integrated its work in the Region through three Regional Initiatives. The Initiatives respond to the priorities of member-states and will achieve demonstrable impact in a time bound manner, whilst responding to FAO’s Strategic Objectives. In Africa, the Regional Initiatives were developed based on an in-depth cross-sectoral...

Global per capita fish consumption has risen to above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, thanks to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key species and reduced wastage, according to a new FAO report published today. Yet despite notable progress in some areas, the state...

The 21st century faces multiple and complex challenges. The new 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda galvanizes and commits the International community to act together to surmount them and trasform our world for today's and future generations.

The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services and social protection schemes. It...

The video demonstrates the key role of the clubs in the Province of Tshopo (DR Congo) for improving food security and nutrition and promoting gender equality for men, women and youth.  “Food security and Nutrition” is part of a series that illustrates the impact of FAO-Dimitra Clubs, a successful gender-transformative...

When we think about food security, images of farmers and land often come to mind. However, fisheries are an extremely important part of our food system. But even at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), they are decidedly less talked about than land-based sectors.

The TBTI Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs. 

The TBTI Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.   

Fish significantly contributed to human food supply and food security and nutrition (FSN) for more than 660 million fish-workers and their families. Fish provides more than 4.5 billion consumers with at least 15 percent of their average per capita intake of animal protein. Fish is more nutritious than staple foods...

The International Network of Community Supported Agriculture Newsletter

Agriculture is a sector that holds great promise for pro-poor economic growth. Economic growth is a key success factor for reducing undernourishment, but it has to be inclusive and provide opportunities for improving the livelihoods of the poor. Enhancing the productivity and incomes of smallholder family farmers is the key...

This fact sheet presents an overview of current gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in the fisheries sector. Women’s engagement in fisheries can be viewed from social, political and technical perspectives, all of which show that the role of women is often underestimated. This inadequate recognition of women’s contributions hampers...