Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Book (series)Report of the FAO Expert Workshop on the Use of Wild Fish and/or Other Aquatic Species as Feed in Aquaculture and its Implications to Food Security and Poverty Alleviation. Kochi, India, 16-18 November 2007. 2008
Also available in:
No results found.The FAO Expert Workshop on the Use of Wild Fish and/or Other Aquatic Species as Feed in Aquaculture and its Implications to Food Security and Poverty Alleviation was convened in Kochi, India, from 16 to 18 November 2007. The workshop consisted of technical presentations and working group discussions. The technical presentations included regional reviews, case studies, a global synthesis and a number of invited presentations. The workshop served to address the following thematic areas and other i ssues of significance emerging from the regional reviews and case studies: a) fisheries management; b) policy development; c) food security; d) poverty alleviation; e) social and ethical issues; and f) aquaculture technology and development. Following several working group deliberations, the workshop agreed on a series of principles and guidelines on the use of wild fish as feed in aquaculture and concluded that such use should be governed by the above guiding principles. -
Book (series)Increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security. 2007
Also available in:
No results found.The objectives of this Technical Paper are to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions on ways that this contribution can be maximized. This paper is organized into three main sections. The first section discusses the concepts of poverty, vulnerability and food security, and briefly outlines how these concepts have evolved in recent years within the field of fisheries (in line with the rest of the development literature). The second section reviews the actual and potential contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security. It illustrates, through use of examples, the role that small-scale fisheries can play in economic growth at the national level and poverty alleviation and rural development at the local level. The third and main section of the document discusses ways of increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheri es to poverty alleviation and food security through nine main entry points. First, the paper revisits conventional fisheries policies and legislation and makes suggestions on how those can be made more pro-poor. Next, the paper emphasizes the importance of capacity building and highlights how cross-sectoral interventions can greatly improve the livelihoods of fish-dependent communities. The paper then proposes a series of broad pro-poor or pro-small-scale fisheries principles, before discussing in greater detail three of the main management instruments adopted in fisheries: (i) property right approaches; (ii) co-management; and (iii) protected areas. The next two sub-sections discuss markets and how to make them work for the poor, and the important issue of pro-poor financing systems and subsidies. The paper highlights the complexity of the issues and reflects the current debate on the ambiguous impacts of markets and trade on poverty alleviation. The last sub-sec tion examines the information, research agenda and communication strategies that are needed to complement or support other interventions and to ensure the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security. -
Book (series)Literature Review of Studies on Poverty in Fishing Communities and of Lessons Learned in Using the SLA in Poverty Alleviation Strategies and Projects 2002
Also available in:
No results found.This report presents the findings of a literature review on various aspects of poverty in fisheries and on lessons learned of poverty alleviation measures including the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA). The review was conducted on behalf of the DFID/FAO SFLP. The principal findings indicate that there are few studies and analyses on the extent and causes of poverty in fishing communities and on the contribution of the fisheries sector to poverty alleviation and food security. There is al so limited understanding on the impact on poverty of technological change, community and fishers’ organizations, and alternative fisheries management regimes. On the policy side, the review found that while government but especially donor-supported programmes often seek to reduce poverty in fishing communities, they are rarely targeted on the poor. While empirical evidence is still very limited, the SLA is an improvement over conventional sectoral approaches for combating poverty in fishing comm unities.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.