FAO Fisheries Report No. 708 Report of the
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2003
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FAO. Abstract The Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade and Food Security met in Casablanca, Morocco, for four days starting 27 January 2003. Nine experts from eight countries, invited in their individual capacity, attended the meeting. Mr Driss Meski, President of INFOSAMAK, was elected as Chair. Recommendations were made as follows: a) conduct a background study on the normative framework for fish trade and food security; b) organize a consultative process on the normative framework; c) prepare technical guidelines for the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) on fish trade and food security; d) train and improve capacity of policy makers and technical personnel on international issues dealing with fish trade and food security; e) integrate the fish trade and food security issues into the proposed FAO Technical Cooperation Project - WTO; f) expand the FAO work on the distribution of costs and benefits in the fishing industry; g) prepare an analytical framework taking into account conflicting interests with specific illustrative case studies; h) conduct studies on the impact of fish trade on household food security; i) develop medium and long-term projections on the impact of fish trade on food security. In this respect: a) gender aspects and marginalized groups should be taken into account; b) FAO Fisheries Department should continue to seek further synergies through collaboration with other FAO departments and other competent international agencies (e.g. IFPRI and World Fish Centre, etc.); c) FAO should disseminate widely the results of the work programme, including the private sector using the FISHINFO network, which was recognized as an important tool for this purpose; and d) promote regional trade for food security. |
REPORT OF PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
APPENDIX A - Programme
APPENDIX B - List of Participants
APPENDIX C - List of Documents
APPENDIX D - Opening Statement
ABABOUCH, Lahsen -
" Impact of Fish Safety and Quality on Food Security"ABGRALL, Jean-François -
"Fisheries, Food Security and Trade: Governance a Key to Success"KENT, George -
"Fish Trade, Food Security and the Human Right to Adequate Food"KURIEN, John -
"Study on the Impact of International Trade in Fishery Products on Food Security"MAHFUZUDDIN, Ahmed -
"Fish for the Poor in a Globalized Economy - Macro Benefits vs Micro Impacts"
EGYPT: FEIDI, Izzat H.
"Impact of International Fish Trade on Food Security in Egypt"INDIA: CYRIAC, K. Jose
"The Marine Products Export Development Authority"Kenya: ABILA, Richard O.
"Fish Trade and Food Security: Are they Reconcilable in Lake Victoria?"MAURITANIA: SIDI, Ba Abou
"Fish Trade and Food Security in Mauritania"MOROCCO: Atmani, Hmida
"Moroccan Fisheries a Supply Overview"MOROCCO: NAJI, Mohamed
"The Impact of International Fish Trade on Food Security in Morocco"SENEGAL: Ndiaye, Ousmane
"International Fish Trade and Food Security - Case of Senegal"THAILAND: PIUMSOMBUN, Somying
"The Impact of International Fish Trade on Food Security in Thailand"VIET NAM: HUU DUNG, Nguyen
" Status of Fish Trade and Food Security in Viet Nam"
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