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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureA cleaner, efficient and safer way to smoke fish 2024
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No results found.Smoking and drying are crucial fish processing methods for small-scale fisheries in the tropics, essential for supplying fish to areas far from fishing zones, especially where infrastructure and cold chain logistics are lacking. Traditional smoking methods, however, present significant issues, including environmental damage from using wood as fuel, low output, and health risks like eye irritations and respiratory diseases, primarily affecting women processors. Since 2008, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has promoted the FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT-Thiaroye). This improved smoking method reduces health hazards, increases smoking capacity per cycle, and consumes much less wood. It also reduces post-harvest losses due to limited chilling and freezing capacity. The FTT-Thiaroye technique has been adopted in at least 16 African countries and is also used in Asia and the Pacific. In Côte d'Ivoire, FAO has introduced FTT in five pilot communities, equipping them with kilns and organizing women’s cooperatives, improving productivity and working conditions. The use of wood use per kilo of smoked fish went down from 5 kilos to 0.8 kilos. Production also increased from 150-200 kg/day to 0.5-3 tonnes/day. In Sri Lanka, FAO has built five kilns in Ampara District and 12 in Batticaloa District. It has provided training on smoking techniques, fish cutting, costing, packing, marketing, and kiln maintenance. As a result of FAO’s action, firewood usage was reduced by 35 percent and the earnings of processors increased. -
Book (series)Technical reportThe impact of marine litter on the beach seine fishery of four countries in the Gulf of Guinea: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo / L'impact des déchets marins sur la pêche à la senne de plage de quatre pays dans le Golfe de Guinée: Bénin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana et Togo
A preliminary investigation of the social and economic impacts of marine litter on fishing communities / Une étude préliminaire des impacts sociaux et économiques des déchets marins sur les communautés de pêcheurs
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No results found.Artisanal sea-based capture fisheries are a key source of nutrition and income in many parts of West Africa. Marine litter has significantly increased in recent years due to the rise of single-use plastics and inadequate waste management, particularly affecting developing countries with limited infrastructure. While there is widespread concern that marine litter negatively impacts beach seine fishing, evidence to support this is lacking. This report presents a preliminary investigation of the social and economic effects of marine litter on beach seine fisheries in four Gulf of Guinea countries: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo. The study, conducted under the EAF-Nansen Programme, aims to support better fisheries management. Common sampling protocols were used to collect equivalent sociodemographic, fisheries, and environmental data, both qualitative and quantitative, to record the impact of marine litter on fishing communities. The study's results will help define local, national, and regional management measures to reduce marine waste and improve the sustainability of coastal communities, thus contributing to poverty reduction and food security.La pêche artisanale de capture en mer est une source essentielle de nourriture et de revenus dans de nombreuses régions d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Les déchets marins ont considérablement augmenté ces dernières années, suite à la croissance des plastiques à usage unique et à une gestion des déchets inadéquate, affectant particulièrement les pays en développement avec des infrastructures limitées. Bien qu'il y ait une préoccupation généralisée quant à l'impact négatif des déchets marins sur la pêche à la senne de plage, les preuves à l'appui de cette affirmation sont insuffisantes. Ce rapport présente une enquête préliminaire sur les impacts sociaux et économiques des déchets marins sur la pêche à la senne de plage dans quatre pays du Golfe de Guinée: Bénin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana et Togo. L'étude, réalisée dans le cadre du Programme EAF-Nansen, vise à soutenir une meilleure gestion des pêches. Des protocoles d'échantillonnage communs ont été utilisés pour collecter des données sociodémographiques, halieutiques et environnementales équivalentes, qualitatives et quantitatives, afin de déterminer l'impact des déchets marins sur les communautés de pêcheurs. Les résultats de l'étude aideront à définir des mesures de gestion locales, nationales et régionales pour réduire les déchets marins et améliorer la durabilité des communautés côtières, contribuant ainsi à la réduction de la pauvreté et à l'amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire. -
BookletCorporate general interestProcessus de fumage du poisson au four FAO – Thiaroye de transformation (FTT) par les femmes transformatrices de Locodjro, en Côte d'Ivoire
Initiative Pêches Côtières en Afrique de l’Ouest (IPC-AO) - Promouvoir une pêche durable dans les zones côtières | Capitalisation d'expérience en Côte d’Ivoire
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No results found.L’Initiative Pêches Côtières (IPC) est un effort global de collaboration financé par le Fonds pour l’environnement mondial (FEM) réunissant des agences des Nations Unies, telles que l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD), le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement (PNUE), la Banque mondiale, des organisations internationales non gouvernementales comme Conservation International et le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF), et les gouvernements concernés. Elle vise à contribuer à l’objectif global d’avoir une pêche côtière mondiale offrant des avantages environnementaux, sociaux et économiques durables en créant une meilleure gouvernance, y compris des incitations correctes, un environnement favorable et l’utilisation de processus plus holistiques et d’approches intégrées. Elle se compose de cinq projets interconnectés couvrant six pays (Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Équateur, Indonésie, Pérou et Sénégal). Cette brochure s’inscrit dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre de la Composante Afrique de l’Ouest du programme IPC (Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire et Sénégal). Celle-ci est le résultat d’un long processus de gestion de la connaissance et de capitalisation des bonnes pratiques identifiées en matière de pêche artisanale, notamment en Côte d’Ivoire. Elle a pour objectif de présenter et de partager le dynamisme des femmes transformatrices des produits de la mer en Côte d’Ivoire et la manière dont elles produisent les poissons fumés à travers la technique FAO- Thiaroye de transformation (FTT) du poisson.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021.