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]

Virtual meeting, 31 May and 2 June 2022 Fisheries are often central to the achievement of economic, social and environmental development goals, especially for island nations, where marine resources have been a cornerstone in their societies for millennia. In Cabo [...more]

Hybrid meeting, 31 May - 2 June 2022 The SVC4SIDS project aims at enhancing the value chains of high-value species, to improve market efficiency and strengthen business performance. Special attention is paid to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to account [...more]

Hybrid meeting, Tarawa, Kiribati, 18 March 2022 Fisheries are vital to the economies and food security of many Pacific island nations, supporting livelihoods and providing an important source of protein and micronutrients in diets. As part of its work to [...more]

The ocean surrounding Kiribati is a precious source for the population livelihoods: it provides employment, source of income and healthy food. Kiribati has one of the highest per capita consumption of fish in the world with around 77 kg/capita. In [...more]

500 km off the coast of Senegal, in the Atlantic Ocean, an archipelago of ten islands and eight islets forms the Republic of Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde has more than 1 000 km of coastline on which about 80 percent [...more]

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are unique. Wonderful landscapes immersed in peculiar geographic conformations, small dimensions, and separation from mainland: this nature makes the approximately 60 million inhabitants who populate SIDS highly dependent on fisheries for their economy and [...more]