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Book (stand-alone)Aquaculture 2015This JFFLS module is complementary to other JFFLS modules, in particular Capture fisheries and Postharvest issues in fisheries and aquaculture, and can be combined with them to enhance economic opportunities.
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ProjectEnhancing Aquaculture Development and Aquaculture and Fisheries Post-Harvest Value Chains in Central Asia - GCP/SEC/013/TUR 2024
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No results found.In Central Asia, the aquaculture and fisheries sectors remain largely underdeveloped. Despite recent increases in production over the past ten years, their contribution to national economies remains limited. However, these sectors tend to feature small-scale enterprises and traditional fishing communities, and therefore make significant contributions to livelihoods, rural poverty alleviation and food security. In recent years fish consumption in the region has been slowly increasing, a trend that has been attributed to enhanced aquaculture production, which, while increasing the availability of fish products has also lowered prices. Governments across the region are recognizing the potential for the aquaculture sector to support economic growth, improve livelihoods and food security, and as a result, they are starting to prioritize sector development. Despite the potential for aquaculture development across the region, the current growth of the sector in many countries remains limited. In view of this, the project was implemented as a regional programme to support aquaculture development and aquaculture and fisheries post-harvest value chains in seven countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). -
Book (stand-alone)A Strategy for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Volta Basin riparian countries’ post-harvest chains and regional trade 2016
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Fisheries and aquaculture are essential for food and nutrition security, employment, income generation and improved livelihoods. The Volta Basin provides a significant number of fisheries and fisheriesrelated jobs. However, operations face significant challenges including multifaceted issues, with inefficiencies at the upstream and downstream levels. In order to understand how to improve this situation sustainably, the NEPAD-FAO Fish Programme (NFFP) conducted pilot studies on postharvest fisher ies losses in the riparian countries of the Volta Basin. The main objective was to gauge the performance of the post-harvest chain by assessing the causes, nature, contextual patterns and extent of these losses within this shared waterbody. The NFFP thus developed the capacity of fisheries officers and fishers in carrying out loss assessments and in designing sustainable loss-reduction cost-effective interventions. This comprised building a sound understanding of fish losses and their intricate dimensions, including a knowledge-sharing gender analysis process, and generating lessons and elements for an informed strategy for sustainable reduction of post-harvest losses and greater regional trade in fishery products. This strategy was developed following the regional workshop “Improvement of post-harvest chains and regional trade in countries bordering the Volta Basin”, which took place from 18 to 20 February 2014 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, organized by the NEPAD Planning and Coordina ting Agency (NPCA) and FAO, through the NFFP with the support of the Directorate of Fisheries of Burkina Faso. This consultative meeting of stakeholders identified drivers and determinants of post-harvest fish losses and trade barriers in the Volta region.
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