Samudra Report No. 81, dated June 2019, features articles on fisheries from around the world, with a special focus on implementation of the the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). The editorial Comment that opens the issue focuses on subsistence fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific region...

Although migration has always been a phenomenon at the core of the dynamics characterizing the Mediterranean, the factors triggering displacements have changed. At present, the situation has become more complex, and today it is necessary to identify and understand the drivers of migration in order to integrate them in a...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), national food security and forest conservation have competed for decades, with the former prevailing. But with rapid growth in population and agricultural production predicted, concern about forest loss is mounting. For three decades, variations on the 'integrated conservation and development' (ICD) approach have...

Directed by Daya Gupta; Duration 19 min 28 sec; Language: English. This short video gives a bird’s-eye view of the lives of Koliwomen. The Kolis are a traditional fishing community from Mumbai, India – one of the original inhabitants of this island city of mostly migrants. The women form a formidable...

Distributed ledger technology (DLT)/blockchain is an exciting new technology that may prove to be a radical innovation. Similar to the steam engine and the Internet, which triggered previous industrial revolutions, blockchain has the power to revolutionize existing economic and business models. It has the potential to deliver productivity gains to...

The Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS) is a statutory body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). APCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member countries of Asia and the Pacific region, who are responsible for the development of agricultural statistics in...

The Near East and North Africa Land and Water Days are being convened on 31 March-4 April 2019 in Cairo, to review the progress made in addressing water scarcity in the region, foster exchange of knowledge and experience among countries and partners and chart the way forward taking into account the lessons learned,...

This report provides an analysis of agricultural policy developments and the EU approximation process in the Western Balkan area. Quantitative analysis of agricultural policy developments was performed using data on budgetary support for agriculture, systematised according to the Agricultural Policy Measures (APM) classification scheme, a uniform classification of agricultural budgetary...

Integrating gender dimensions into early warning systems is critical to support equitable crisis prevention and response. This paper investigates the extent to which food and nutrition security early warning systems (FNS EWS) in the Sahel and West Africa are gender-responsive and highlights existing gaps at national and regional levels. Progress...

The EastMed project was designed to support the development of regionally consistent fisheries management among Eastern Mediterranean countries through the monitoring of commercial fisheries and the development of fishery research and management capacity. EastMed became operational in September 2009 with funds from the European Union (DG-MARE), the Government of Italy...

Africa’s growing youth workforce presents enormous potential for agricultural transformation, but to capitalise on this promising resource the sector must become a more attractive employment option for the continent’s young people. As waves of young people leave their rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa in search of better work, can the agricultural...

El presente documento es una guía técnica que facilita la producción de alimentos balanceados a mínimo costo para la producción acuícola. Contiene un manual aplicativo para la producción de alimentos de manera artesanal para tilapia, las características climatológicas y bromatológicas de diferentes alimentos que se producen en la región de...

This paper has the double aim to study whether unconditional cash transfers have an impact on farm production and to look into the causal mechanisms through which government transfers produce productive impacts. We use mediation analysis to identify the total effect of transfers on farm production and to isolate the...

 The line between what is artisanal and what is industrial can be quite blurry at times so it is best to look at it as a sliding scale and not just black and white. By comparing the size of the boats used with the amount of capital invested per man-on...

The project successfully reinforced the basis for the cooperative management of shared multispecies fisheries in the four MedSudMed participating countries: Italy, Libya, Malta and Tunisia. This was achieved through the implementation of subregional research programmes, the establishment of scientific networks, and improved national capacity building. Fisheries scientists and staff in...

Los Estados Miembros de la FAO aprobaron la Agenda 2030 por entero y sus Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) en 2015, lo que trajo consigo una gran responsabilidad tanto de lograr alcanzar las metas propuestas como de realizar su respectivo monitoreo. Los países de América del Sur, comprometidos con lograr...

CEJA, Rural Youth Europe and MIJARC Europe, the three main European organisations representing rural youth and young farmers, launched their 2019 EU elections manifesto today. The document, titled “Empowering Young Farmers and Rural Youth”, was released on the occasion of the “EU Young Farmer Speed Dating” event hosted by CEJA in...

Gender equality is a key to eliminating poverty and hunger, as it has been demonstrated by the FAO throughout its research worldwide. As part of the FAO efforts on generating evidence and knowledge, and in compliance with the FAO Policy on Gender Equality, the purpose of the Country Gender Assessment...

La Estrategia Regional de Género de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe es un instrumento de ordenamiento interno, orientado a generar impactos y resultados conducentes al cierre de las brechas de género en conjunto con los gobiernos de los países y aliados de la FAO en la región....

The Om Sleiman farm in the village of Bil'in is part of a burgeoning movement of agroecology and community supported agriculture (CSA) in the occupied West Bank. Depending on the season, the farm grows broccoli, ginger, turmeric, kale and watermelon, as well as other fruits and vegetables. It claims to be the...