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Re: HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Water and Food Security

Gianluca Ragusa

International Independent consultant - Fisheroies and aquaculture specialist
Italy

Dear Madam/Sir,

Thank you for this opportunity to contribute.

Despite the fast revision, the report seems to be well structured and consistent in all parts, exempt in the 2.4.5. fisheries and aquaculture section, that seems to be very poor in the decription and lacking of data, that can be integrated and completeted completely or partially with  eg According the FAO The State of fisheries and aqauculture 2014 (kindly find attached) : "Some 58.3 million people were engaged in the primary sector of capture fisheriesand aquaculture in 2012. Of these, 37 percent were engaged full time. In 2012, 84 percent of all people employed in the fisheries and aquaculture sector were in Asia, followed by Africa (more than 10 percent). About 18.9 million were engaged in fish farming (more than 96 percent in Asia). In the period 2010–2012, at least 21 million people were capture fishers operating in inland waters (more than 84 percent in Asia).

Employment in the sector has grown faster than the world’s population. In 2012, it represented 4.4 percent of the 1.3 billion people economically active in the broad agriculture sector worldwide (2.7 percent in 1990). Overall, women accounted for more than 15 percent of all people directly engaged in the fisheries primary sector in 2012. The proportion of women exceeded 20 percent in inland water fishing and up to 90 percent in secondary activities (e.g. processing). FAO estimates that, overall, fisheriesand aquaculture assure the livelihoods of 10–12 percent of the world’s population".   
 
And sentences such as "Inland fisheries challanges include sustaining current level of production and other ecosystem service and improved management of capture fisheries" seems to me has to be better redrafted and completed in "Inland fisheries challanges include sustaining current level of production and trade (including post-harvest losses reduction) and other ecosystem service as well as an improved sustainable and equitable development and management and co-management of the capture fisheries",
 
Hope it is useful
 
I look forward to hear from you
 
Sincerely
 
Gianluca
 

Looking forward to hear from you, let me thank you, Madam/Sir, for the efforts that your Organization do to enhance the International cooperation, sustainable development and to eradicate poverty and hunger.

Sincerely.

Gianluca RAGUSA – International consultant (Fishery and aquaculture specialist)

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