©FAO 11 December 2020, Accra – Both gender and food loss issues are well studied, but the link between them has often been overlooked. In Africa’s fisheries value chains in particular,...

The SSF Guidelines promote governance reforms to ensure food security and the eradication of poverty in small-scale fishing communities. Their development has been facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Why is it important to fund the FAO SSF Umbrella Program? Small-scale fisheries engage approximately 108 million people world-wide, many of whom support and sustain the communities and families they are...

Gunilla Greig – Senior Fisheries Specialist at the World Bank – explains the role of the SSF Guidelines in the context of the World Bank The World Bank champions the Blue Economy...

What are Small Island Developing States? The world’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a distinct group of 57 countries divided into three key regions: the Caribbean, the Pacific and what...

FAO-led Initiatives The Global Action Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States aims to accelerate action on food security and nutrition to support the sustainable development of...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Tanzania has taken measures to curtail the spread of the virus throughout the country. Moreover, the country acknowledges that fishing...

Like with many areas around the world, the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Malawi has been hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through a loss of business following the closure...

The new edition of the Samudra Report of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is now available! This special edition complements ICSF’s campaign celebrating the contributions of small-scale...

IOI-SA is partnering with the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in developing a 5-day training program in regional small-scale fisheries governance for Africa. Read more

How a courageous woman from Uganda is empowering women food producers. Read more

Contents of the September 2020 issue: Overview of key SSF Guidelines implementation activities in Europe The SSF Guidelines are gaining momentum in Europe Covid-19 sensitization for fishers and fishworkers in coastal regions of...

Small-scale fisheries and fishing communities often play a crucial role in the conservation and stewardship of their local natural resources and ecosystems. Chapter 5 of the SSF Guidelines highlights the...

Europe is as diverse as it is vast, spanning from the Black Sea in the East to the Atlantic Ocean in the West, from the Mediterranean in the South to...

FAO-led Initiatives In 2018, the GFCM endorsed the Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (RPOA-SSF). The RPOA-SSF is a political commitment setting forth...

As part of Norad’s commitment to empowering women in small-scale fisheries for sustainable food systems, resources were immediately made available to combat the onset of Covid-19 in Ghana, Uganda, Malawi,...

The following text gives a brief overview of the initiatives that have taken place in the Near East and North African (NENA) region since the endorsement of the SSF Guidelines....

What is the history of the SSF Guidelines in the Near East and North Africa? The Near East and North African region represents a unique convergence of complex ecological, economic and...

The Small-Scale Fisheries Resource and Collaboration Hub, or SSF Hub, is a new, multilingual, accessible and interactive resource for small-scale fishers, fish workers and community leaders. The Hub provides open-source...

FAO's Regional Office for Africa (RAF) gender unit and 14 trainees joined hands virtually in a 6 sessions long online training event. The training event was to prepare them for...