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Empowering Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems - FMM/GLO/155/MUL

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Small-scale fisheries (SSF) are vital for food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication, providing livelihoods to over 90 percent of the world's capture fishers, half of whom are women. Despite their importance, SSF communities face multidimensional poverty and human rights challenges. The Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO) Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines), endorsed in 2014, address governance and development in SSF across the value chain and emphasize a human rights-based approach. The subprogramme, aligned with these guidelines, aimed to enhance SSF contributions to food security and sustainable livelihoods. Building on previous initiatives, it synergized with ongoing projects and contributed to FAO's Strategic Objectives, focusing on inclusive governance, evidence-based decision-making, sustainable practices, social protection and disaster risk reduction. It emphasized gender equality and women's empowerment throughout its activities.

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