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BookletThe contribution of small-scale fisheries to healthy food systems and sustainable livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania 2024
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No results found.This Small-scale Fisheries Brief is tailored to provide insight into the contribution of small-scale fisheries to healthy food systems and sustainable livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania. Small-scale fisheries are the largest source of fish supply (96%) in the country and will continue to be so for decades to come. Fish from small-scale fisheries are one of the most affordable nutritious, affordable and accessible food sources. Over 34.8 million people are nourished from fish supplied from small-scale fisheries in the United Republic of Tanzania, contributing to the fight against malnutrition and hunger. In addition, small-scale fisheries provide immense economic benefits, particularly in rural environments. At least 4.5 million people depend at least partially on small-scale fisheries livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania, with one in four people employed being women. The sector has an essential role in transforming the United Republic of Tanzania’s future food system and securing the Sustainable Development Goals by contributing to healthy and sustainable diets, equitable livelihoods and leaving no one behind in the fight against hunger and poverty. However, small-scale fisheries face multiple threats and challenges, such as shocks (due for example to climate change or COVID-19), poor governance and post-harvest waste and loss which undermine the potential benefits to society. Strengthening the commitment and implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) can help safeguard and enhance small-scale fisheries’ contributions to sustainable development and food systems in the United Republic of Tanzania. Strategies are needed to reduce fish waste and loss and the inequalities across value-chains, as well as to promote equitable trade, governance and utilization of fish as food. -
BookletThe contribution of women in small-scale fisheries to healthy food systems and sustainable livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania 2023
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No results found.The gender brief is tailored to provide insight into the contributions of women in small-scale fisheries to healthy food systems and sustainable livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania. Approximately 220 000 women in the United Republic of Tanzania depend on small-scale fisheries for their livelihoods, mostly in the post-harvest sector. Pervasive gender norms limit women’s opportunities and decision-making power at household and community levels, as they face many gender-based constraints in fisheries value chains and they are more vulnerable to intersecting factors such as poverty and gender-based violence. Targeted actions should be undertaken to address gender inequalities and support women’s empowerment in the Tanzanian fisheries sector, including developing gender-responsive policies to address climate change and gender-based violence, collecting and sharing standardized gender data, and supporting women’s participation in fisheries associations and governance processes by reducing barriers related to gender norms. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)International symposium on silvopastoral systems and second congress on agroforestry and livestock production in Latin America 2002
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No results found.Pasture degradation is a significant problem throughout the world. Restoration of degraded pastures is expensive. This information is needed in order to (a) target limited resources to degraded areas with the highest potential for recovery, (b) document restoration project success, and (c) explain the effects of restoration projects to farmers and funding organizations. Most existing monitoring systems either focus on one specific aspect (e.g. forage production) or are extremely expensive. Furt hermore, they rarely integrate soil and vegetation indicators. The USDA Agricultural Research Service in cooperation with a large number of individuals and organizations recently developed a flexible system for designing long-term soil and vegetation monitoring programs for grassland, shrubland and savanna ecosystems (Herrick et al., in review). The indicators reflect changes in basic ecological processes which are fundamental to the sustainability and productivity of nearly all pasture and rangeland ecosystems. Three core soil and vegetation measurements (line-point intercept, gap intercept and soil aggregate stability) are used to calculate multiple indicators of three key ecosystem attributes: soil and site stability, hydrologic function and biotic integrity. The core measurements can also be used to generate use-specific indicators, such as composition of key forage species. Optional measurements are incorporated based on site-specific resource concerns, such as nutrient availability. Nutrient availability is treated separately because different measurements are often required for different soils and plant species. Furthermore, nutrient availability is difficult to measure accurately in the field and biotic integrity indicators generally reflect overall soil nutrient status at a much lower cost. However, where nutrient limitation is a significant problem which can be addressed through management, nutrient measurements should be considered.
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