Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS)
The Sustainable Fish Value Chain for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS) focuses on improving market opportunities for high-value species in SIDS.
News
SVC4SIDS
21 March 2024
In collaboration with the SVC4SIDS project, FAO's EAF Nansen Programme delivered virtual training sessions on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) on 14 and 18 March 2024. This initiative highlights FAO's unified commitment to sustainable fisheries management.
The EAF is a [...more]
SVC4SIDS
14 February 2024
Working closely with local stakeholders, FAO’s SVC4SIDS project and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded Tobwan Waara Programme are actively contributing to domestic tuna and export lobster fisheries value chain enhancement in Kiribati. On the island of [...more]
SVC4SIDS
06 December 2023
In collaboration with the Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development (MFRD) and funding from the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), FAO’s SVC4SIDS project held a Micro Canning Training of Trainers from 5 to 8 December 2023 [...more]
SVC4SIDS
07 November 2023
Representatives of SVC4SIDS countries and the Donor gathered in Vigo from 2 to 4 October to review the project progress and plans and provide guidance for facilitating cooperation at decision making and technical levels.
Cabo Verde and Kiribati were respectively [...more]
SVC4SIDS
30 August 2023
Spiny lobster (Panulirus pencillatus and P. versicolor) thrives abundantly off the Line Islands of Kiribati. This delicacy supplies the domestic hospitality industry and nurtures export channels, playing a key role in the country’s economy. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic has had [...more]
SVC4SIDS
30 August 2023
“By 2033, Kiribati will contribute to supporting KV20 through the establishment of a competitive and reliable domestic tuna value chain with diversified products as a stepping-stone to international markets, acknowledging potential changes in the tuna resource due to climate change”. [...more]
SVC4SIDS
09 June 2023
Subsequent to the national "Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States" (SVC4SIDS) project inception in December 2022, public and private sector actors from Santiago, São Vicente and São Nicolau islands convened on 9 June in Mindelo, in a [...more]
SVC4SIDS
08 June 2023
With the countdown to the launch of the 10-year strategy plan for enhancing black mackerel and tuna value chains in Cabo Verde, the Value Chain Task Force gathered for its regular assessment meeting. The Task Force consists of the Direção [...more]
SVC4SIDS
24 May 2023
The factsheets provide a comprehensive overview of the small tuna fisheries and the black mackerel in Cabo Verde, elucidating the initiatives undertaken by the FAO project, "Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS)."
The project endeavors to boost [...more]
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SVC4SIDS
23 May 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of the Republic of Kiribati, will hold an inception and upgrading strategy workshop on 4-5 July in Tarawa. Although the [...more]
Resources
SVC4SIDS
The factsheet presents a comprehensive outline of Cabo Verde's small tuna fisheries while highlighting the objectives of the FAO project "Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS)." The project aims to enhance the value chains linked to [...more]
2023
Publications
SVC4SIDS
The factsheet provides an overview of the black mackerel fisheries in Cabo Verde and highlights how the FAO project “Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS)” is working to improve opportunities and enhance sustainable development and competitiveness [...more]
2023
Publications
SVC4SIDS
The Sustainable Fish Value Chain for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS) is part of the Korea FAO Sustainable and Innovative Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme (KOFAP) and focuses on improving opportunities for high-value species in SIDS and enhance sustainable development and [...more]
2022
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SVC4SIDS
The fisheries sector plays a crucial role in Cabo Verde’s economy and livelihood. In the last years, the Government of Cabo Verde has put many efforts in fostering the Blue Transformation and to support sustainability of the fisheries sector in [...more]
2022
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SVC4SIDS
The fisheries sector plays a crucial role in Cabo Verde’s economy and livelihood. This video presents the sector in Cabo Verde through two personal stories, highlighting the challenges faced by actors, especially by women, and the opportunities they have to [...more]
2022
Multimedia
SVC4SIDS
Flyer - The Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SDIS) is a five-year project funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. The SVC4SIDS project is working closely with stakeholders to develop sustainable [...more]
2022
Publications
SVC4SIDS
The brochure illustrates the KOFAP programme and provides an overview of the projects hosted under its umbrella.
2022
Publications
SVC4SIDS
The ocean surrounding Kiribati is a precious source for the population livelihoods: it provides employment, source of income and healthy food. Kiribati has one of the highest per capita consumption of fish in the world with around 77 kg/capita. In [...more]
2022
Publications
SVC4SIDS
Fisheries is of vital importance in achieving food security and nutrition, and the sector plays a major role in national SIDS economies. the SVC4SIDS Project focuses on the value chains associated with high-value species to enable SIDS micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to strengthen their markets access while contributing to sustainable [...more]
2021
Multimedia
SVC4SIDS
Poster - The Sustainable Fish Value Chain for Small Island Developing States
2021
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