The SVC4SIDS is a global project implemented by FAO with funding from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. In Cabo Verde, the SVC4SIDS project is working to enhance the effectiveness of the tuna and black [...more]

Following the validation workshop held in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique, in June 2022, which highlighted the challenges and opportunities for fisheries co-management and fishing communities’ livelihoods, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the Ministry of Oceans [...more]

The Republic of Korea through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is investing USD 1.2 million to strengthen shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka. The investment is part of a global project implemented by FAO in Sri [...more]

8-10 November 2022  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the Ministry of Fisheries of Sri Lanka are jointly launching a Project Inception Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture through Effective Biosecurity and Digital Technology. Through an in-depth presentation [...more]

Evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness This course offers a process and method to evaluate the performance of a fisheries co-management system, in order to enhance its effectiveness in delivering benefits and contributing to environmental, social and economic sustainability and good governance.                           Audience   The primary [...more]

The Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness offers a process and method to evaluate the performance of a fisheries co-management system and its plan in order to enhance its effectiveness in delivering benefits and in contributing to environmental, social and [...more]

With an approximate 16.1%1 of the world’s total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding them (averaging 28 times1 the country’s land mass), Small island developing states (SIDS) face several challenges. And although SIDS are the most reliant on ocean economy sectors, [...more]

The Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS) project conducted an assessment mission in Cabo Verde from 28 June to 8 July 2022. The team was comprised of technical FAO staff and consultants as well as representatives [...more]

The brochure illustrates the KOFAP programme and provides an overview of the projects hosted under its umbrella. 

Makin and Nikunau are part of Kiribati, a group of islands and atolls sited in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The two small islands have a population of around 2 000, with small-scale tuna fisheries playing an essential role for both [...more]