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ProjectImproving Food Security, Nutrition, Decent Work and Economic Growth through Sustainable Aquaculture - GCP/GLO/990/ROK 2023
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No results found.Aquaculture has grown significantly in recent decades as a source of food, enhanced nutrition, income and livelihoods. Given the increasing reliance upon aquaculture worldwide, significant efforts are required in order to ensure the sustainable development of the sector, in particular related production. In October 2017, the Ninth Session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI:AQ) recognized the growing global significance of sustainable aquaculture development and its potential contribution to global food security and nutrition, but also to the achievement of a number of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. It further recognized the increasing need for implementation of best practices in aquaculture in a number of countries and regions and recommended the development by FAO of global Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA). These guidelines for policy-makers will aim to raise greater awareness within the aquaculture sector, and demonstrate alternative and integrated approaches, such as integrated fish and plant farming and climate-smart agriculture, in order to effectively participate in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The guidelines will be developed within the broader framework of FAO’s Common Vision for Sustainable Food and Agriculture and its five principles. -
Book (stand-alone)Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results: Fisheries and aquaculture 2017One hundred million people worldwide earn an income from fisheries and aquaculture and many more rely on fish for a nutritious diet. The policy agenda of the sector tends to be oriented towards commercial interests. Often, food security, nutrition and livelihoods concerns are not well factored into fisheries-related policy measures due to the overall lack of knowledge about their linkages, as well as poor coordination across the respective policy domains. This fisheries and aquaculture guidance note highlights the importance of fisheries in local and global food systems and demonstrates how related policy measures can contribute to nutrition and health, particularly for the poor. It also discusses a range of issues to be taken into account when attempting to harmonize fisheries policies with food security and nutrition concerns.
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ProjectStrengthening Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods through Small-Scale Fisheries - GCP/GLO/645/NOR 2022
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No results found.Where poverty exists in small scale fishing communities, it is multidimensional in nature. As well as dwindling fishery resources and low incomes, it is also the result of factors that impede the full enjoyment of human rights political, economic and social, among others. Despite this, small scale fisheries tend to be inadequately addressed, both in terms of resource management and from a broader social and economic development perspective. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), endorsed by the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in 2014, were developed to address this situation. This instrument needs continuous implementation if it is to achieve its intended impact of enhancing the contribution of small scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods. The aim of the project was to enhance the contribution of small scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and initiatives, by promoting the application of the principles of the SSF Guidelines.
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