Worldwide, women’s contribution to the fisheries sector has long been poorly documented and undervalued. Past policy and governance programs were largely centered around the notion that men participate in the capture fisheries while women contribute to processing and marketing spheres. In reality, women’s roles are diverse and dynamic, they vary...

In September 2020, the Government of Namibia, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources committed to develop her National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) through implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The one-and-a-half-year long...

Access to financial services, one of the themes highlighted in Pillar 2 of IYAFA’s Global Action Plan on economic sustainability, is often an obstacle for small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers. We interviewed Dr. Prasun Kumar Das, Secretary General of APRACA, to learn more about his experience...

In a bid to organize women in fisheries, strengthen their position and enhance their participation in fisheries and aquaculture, the Government of Malawi in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and development partners supported the launch of the Malawi chapter of the African Women...

  Date: 18 March 2022 (10:00 am-04:00pm)Click here to register In the framework of IYAFA 2022, FAO Oman in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) and Bait Al Zubair joined forces to organize an exceptional event highlighting the role that small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish...