Eyes on Their Finger Tips deals with the traditional marine wisdom of a set of people and the rarest of rare experiences they have had at sea. Through these numerous chapters he takes us into the seas of the fishers. It is a voyage which we cannot make in reality....

This report is the outcome of a series of six fishworkers’ consultations, organised to discuss the relevance and implementation of FAO’s Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines (SSF Guidelines), and my sincere thanks are due to the fishers and fishworkers - both men and women - who attended the consultations in Kakinada (Andhra...

El boletín, correspondiente al segundo trimestre del año 2015, da a conocer las actividades más importantes llevadas a cabo por la Representación de FAO en Ecuador durante los meses de abril, mayo y junio. En el documento se destaca el evento de lanzamieno del Programa de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional...

This edition of The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 makes the case that social protection measures will help break the cycle of rural poverty and vulnerability, when combined with broader agricultural and rural development measures. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet...

Extending the definition of small scale fisheries is a recurrent issue in policy and research debates. A broader definition of small scale fisheries would need to encompass, in addition to vessel size attributes such as vessel length, variables relating to their local operational range,their social role in coastal communities and...

This Special Report provides a summary of the key results obtained in 2013-2014 by our IICA offices across the 15 Member States in the Caribbean Region, including Belize, which is a CARICOM Member state. The document also reports on results achieved under strategic partnerships, including with the EU through the...

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) were adopted by member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and were officially approved as an international instrument in June 2014. What is very special...

These Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication have been developed as a complement to the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code). They were developed to provide complementary guidance with respect to small-scale fisheries in support of...

Como parte de la recuperación del borde costero de la comuna de Arauco, afectado por el terremoto y tsunami del 2010, los pescadores artesanales de esa región recibieron una nueva infraestructura y maquinaria para la producción de hielo en escama. Esto asegurará a más de 500 pescadores artesanales de la...

Desde el mes de noviembre de 2015, un grupo de pescadores artesanales del Departamento de La Guajira, han tenido la oportunidad de reunirse con otros pescadores de Nuquí y Bahía Solano en el Chocó con quienes han venido compartiendo experiencias y conocimientos relacionados con ordenamiento marino-costero, pesca sostenible y responsable,...

AgroSeguro es un sistema permanente de seguridad productiva, subvencionado por el Estado, para beneficios de pequeños y medianos productores agrícolas, ganaderos, acuícolas, forestales, pescadores artesanales y otros agentes productivos vinculados al agro ecuatoriano.  

On 5 and 6 November 2015 over 300 representatives from governments, civil society, research and the private sector have participated in the Regional Meeting on Agroecology in sub-Saharan Africa hosted by the Government of Senegal and co-organized by the Government of Senegal and FAO in Dakar with the opening ceremony...

Los sistemas nos rodean. Los sistemas consisten en un grupo de diferentes elementos que interactúan o son interdependientes y que juntos forman un todo. Los ecosistemas son un buen ejemplo de un sistema natural donde las plantas, los animales y las cosas inanimadas son los elementos que se encuentran conectados....

Les présentes Directives volontaires visant à assurer la durabilité de la pêche artisanale dans le contexte de la sécurité alimentaire et de l’éradication de la pauvreté ont été rédigées comme complément au Code de conduite de la FAO pour une pêche responsable de 1995 (le Code). Elles ont pour objet...

Renewed attention has recently been given to the importance (and the position) of small-scale family farms through the International Year of Family Farms (IYFF). However, public policies are deficient, investments are lacking, and many of the 500 million smallholder farmers receive little to no support. Standard typologies that distinguish “commercial...

Since 1945, FAO and the Government of the Philippines have demonstrated a strong commitment to working together towards the eradication of hunger and poverty. FAO established a representation in the country in 1978 and continues to support the Government’s priorities for agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural development, including nutrition. Recent...

Durante 2014, han sido muchos los esfuerzos para difundir socialmente la importancia de la Agricultura Familiar. En América Latina, la pequeña agricultura y el campesinado habían ido perdiendo espacio en las agendas políticas nacionales e internacionales. Sin embargo, recientes debates en torno a la pobreza rural y la malnutrición han...

Traditional fishworkers have long been forced to adapt to the forces of nature, and they are now confronted with the new threats of climate change, global warming, sea-level rise and ocean acidification. What will be the potential impacts of climate change on the already vulnerable and marginalized small-scale fishing communities...

The objective of this project is to improve livelihoods and income-generating opportunities for poor and vulnerable groups through an integrated approach to development. The project is in line with the government's Five-Year Plan for 2011-2015, which calls for harmonized growth enabling poor populations to benefit from China's overall economic and...

Expectations in FARNET are currently high for Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) to be increasingly active in fostering local development around Europe. In particular, we hope to see increased cooperation with LEADER LAGs and to support local groups to tap into multiple EU funding sources (multi-funding).