To integrate Blue Growth (BG) activities and concepts in Cabo Verde, Madagascar and Seychelles into fisheries policy and governance processes aimed at sustainable aquatic resource development, management and conservation.

Status of the project
CLOSED

• Enhanced biosecurity governance and building national capacities for reducing disease related losses in aquaculture.
• Improved environmental performance of aquaculture through implementing appropriate interventions towards reducing carbon emission and improving renewable energy use, where appropriate.
• Enhanced social performance of aquaculture through identifying improvements into the value chain, improving market access for the small-producers and supporting local and international trade
• Set up blue growth intelligence/strategy unit in Cabo Verde and Madagascar and strengthened in Seychelles, to assess, monitor and provide policy advice on the management of activities impacting oceans health and its eco-system services.
• Carried out sector assessments and value chain analysis to identify issues, constraints and opportunities on seaweed value chain based on success stories and lessons learnt from failures.
• Implemented training and capacity building activities to strengthen seaweed value chain, on better management and conducting seaweed farming as a business.
• Supported and developed capacity of national stakeholders to identify, formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate innovative investment strategies, in particular with respect to fisheries, river basin management and ecosystem services.

• FAO’s Multipartner Programme Support Mechanism Medium-term final report 2014–17
• FAO’s Smarter investments Up-scaled development 
  
• Reducing poverty in Kenya’s coastal communities