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New e-learning course: Governance in small-scale fisheries
04/04/2023
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FAO and the International Ocean Institute—Southern Africa (IOI-SA) have recently launched a new e-learning course on Governance in small-scale fisheries. The course aims to contribute towards creating an enabling environme
FAO heralds a new era of support for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture at IYAFA 2022 global closing event
31/03/2023
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The vital contribution of small-scale artisanal fishers around the world has been recognized at an official closing event to mark the end of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries...
FAO and Michigan State University designed a brief survey to seek case studies on aquatic ecosystems and associated livelihoods.
07/02/2023
FAO and Michigan State University are collaborating on the development of guidelines on enhancing livelihoods through ecosystem restoration with special emphasis on inland water and coastal ecosystems.
We are seeking case studies from..
FAO and the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO) promote the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in the Caribbean Region
06/02/2023
The Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collaborated with the Anguilla Fisher Folk Association (AFA), Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union...
The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture is drawing to a close
31/12/2022
FAO wishes to thank you all for making 2022 a memorable year.
We hope that every single action taken, every single event held this year will be like a stone cast...
Legislation for small-scale fisheries - Launch of SSF-LEX
13/12/2022
The Development Law Service (LEGN) and the Equitable Livelihoods team (NFIFL) of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division jointly launched SSF-LEX at the 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress - African region.
SSF-LEX is the new policy...
IYAFA: interview with Jackie Sunde, senior researcher for the One Ocean Hub small-scale fisheries research team at the University of Cape Town
08/12/2022
In your opinion, what are the main human rights issues facing small-scale fishers and fish farmers, fish workers, and their communities?
Globally small-scale fishers, fish farmers, fish workers and their communities...
CAFI SSF Webinar Talk Series: Access to finance for empowering women in small-scale fisheries value chain"
25/11/2022
CAFI SSF Webinar Talk Series was organized on 11 November 2022. The webinar topic for discussion was Access to finance for empowering women in small-scale fisheries value chain. It was...
IYAFA: Interview with Ratana Chuenpagdee, research professor in geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in St. John’s, Canada.
25/11/2022
The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) have a chapter dedicated to information, research, and communication, that provides...
Strengthening the food composition evidence base for aquatic foods
14/11/2022
Aquatic foods - animals, plants and algae harvested from freshwater and marine environments - contribute substantially to food systems globally. These foods supply protein to over 3.2 billion people, are...
Building co-management for the anchovy fishery and improving local livelihoods in South Misool District of Raja Ampat, West Papua Province, Indonesia
02/11/2022
Bagans for catching anchovy
by Stephanus Mandagi, PhD & Christofel Rotinsulu
Anchovies have been the main target for migrant fishers in Raja Ampat, West Papua Province of Indonesia. For the last three...
IYAFA: Interview with Shakuntala Thilsted, global lead for nutrition and public health at WorldFish
25/10/2022
One of the pillars of IYAFA’s Global action plan is on food security and nutrition. How do you think the International Year contributes to acknowledging, strengthening, and promoting the contribution...
Equitable livelihoods, food and nutrition security in small-scale fishing communities: Under threat by the nutrition transition?
11/10/2022
by Lena Westlund and Molly Ahern
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture and related value chains provide employment for millions of people (FAO, 2012; Thompson and Subasinghe, 2011). Fish harvested by small-scale fishers...
The Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Food and Nutrition Divisions at FAO join forces to incorporate fish into home-grown school feeding programmes
10/10/2022
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The burden of hunger and malnutrition, on school-aged children and adolescents are major constraints in achieving global food security and nutrition. Home-grown school feeding (HGSF) is...
New superheroes in Colombia: The superbagrinos
29/09/2022
Due to its economic value and great size (reaching up to 150 cm in length), the striped catfish (Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum) is one of the emblematic species of the Magdalena River...
Summary of the chapter on inland fisheries in SOFIA
29/09/2022
Inland fisheries and their associated ecosystem services make valuable contributions to achieving several of the SDGs including SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero hunger), SDG 14 (Life below water) and SDG 15...
The Fisheries and Aquaculture and Forestry Divisions at FAO join forces to implement a series of activities focused on inland small-scale fisheries
28/09/2022
Sustainable inland fisheries rely on healthy aquatic ecosystems for the capacity to deliver the food, water, and habitat. These services cannot be ensured by the fisheries sector alone and managing...
IYAFA: Interview with Jeppe Kolding, professor in fisheries science at University of Bergen, Norway
27/09/2022
We sat down with professor Jeppe Kolding to learn more about the relation between Inland fisheries, nutrition and economic development, why we should pay more attention to this sector, and...
Kiribati celebrates the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022
19/09/2022
The Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with INFOFISH and The Pacific Community (SPC) joined...
IYAFA: Interview with Darío José Mejía Montalvo, President, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
26/08/2022
How are artisanal fisheries and aquaculture related to the culture of indigenous peoples and how do these practices contribute to their livelihoods?
For many of our Peoples, the Earth is the...