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Fish loss in the dagaa fisheries in the United Republic of Tanzania

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The fish loss assessment was conducted under Component 5 of the global Norad-funded project “Responsible use of Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources for Sustainable Development” (GCP/GLO/352/NOR). It contributes to SDG 2 and SDG 12 and the Priority Programme Area on Better Nutrition 4 (BN4): Reducing food loss and waste. Food loss and waste (FLW) is a manifestation of poorly functioning food systems. Providing appropriate solutions to FLW in the aquatic food value chains is hampered by the lack of robust evidence-based data. The results of the fish loss assessments will contribute to addressing the root causes of significant losses while applying a broader and holistic approach to FLW solutions.

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