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
27 January 2023
The SVC4SIDS inception workshop held in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, on 6 and 7 December 2022, marked the official start of the project activities in the country. The SVC4SIDS project aims at improving opportunities for the black mackerel and tuna fisheries [...more]
SVC4SIDS
30 November 2022
6-7 December 2022Mindelo, Cabo Verde The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of the Sea of the Republic of Cabo Verde, will hold an inception workshop at which the project marks its official [...more]
SVC4SIDS
16 November 2022
  The SVC4SIDS is a global project implemented by FAO with funding from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. In Cabo Verde, the SVC4SIDS project is working to enhance the effectiveness of the tuna and black [...more]
SVC4SIDS
06 October 2022
With an approximate 16.1%1 of the world’s total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding them (averaging 28 times1 the country’s land mass), Small island developing states (SIDS) face several challenges. And although SIDS are the most reliant on ocean economy sectors, [...more]
SVC4SIDS
27 September 2022
The Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States (SVC4SIDS) project conducted an assessment mission in Cabo Verde from 28 June to 8 July 2022. The team was comprised of technical FAO staff and consultants as well as representatives [...more]
SVC4SIDS
26 September 2022
The brochure illustrates the KOFAP programme and provides an overview of the projects hosted under its umbrella. 
SVC4SIDS
05 September 2022
Makin and Nikunau are part of Kiribati, a group of islands and atolls sited in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The two small islands have a population of around 2 000, with small-scale tuna fisheries playing an essential role for both [...more]
SVC4SIDS
14 June 2022
Virtual meeting, 31 May and 2 June 2022 Fisheries are often central to the achievement of economic, social and environmental development goals, especially for island nations, where marine resources have been a cornerstone in their societies for millennia. In Cabo [...more]
SVC4SIDS
31 May 2022
Hybrid meeting, 31 May - 2 June 2022 The SVC4SIDS project aims at enhancing the value chains of high-value species, to improve market efficiency and strengthen business performance. Special attention is paid to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to account [...more]
SVC4SIDS
22 March 2022
Hybrid meeting, Tarawa, Kiribati, 18 March 2022 Fisheries are vital to the economies and food security of many Pacific island nations, supporting livelihoods and providing an important source of protein and micronutrients in diets. As part of its work to [...more]
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Resources

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 - FAO
Multimedia
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 - FAO
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 - FAO
Publications
SVC4SIDS
The brochure illustrates the KOFAP programme and provides an overview of the projects hosted under its umbrella. 
2022 - FAO
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 - FAO
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
Sub-Regional Coordinator at the FAO Caribbean Office, Dr. Renata Clarke and Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, signed the agreement for the new Sustainable Fish Value Chains for Small Island Developing States project
2020
Multimedia
SVC4SIDS
Aimed at policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners, this publication provides the conceptual foundation for a new set of FAO handbooks on sustainable food value chain development. It defines the concept of a sustainable food value chain, presents a development paradigm that [...more]
2014
Publications