Fresh fish is an important source of food and income. Its quality is affected by handling and hygiene practices at all stages of the value chain – from production to consumption, starting with fishing. What happens to fish after it [...]

Food losses are a major concern and occur in most fish distribution chains worldwide. Not only do losses constitute lost income to fishers, processors, and traders, but they also contribute to food insecurity. Progress has been made in identifying the [...]

Pour soutenir la mise en oeuvre des Directives volontaires visant à assurer la durabilité de la pêche artisanale dans le contexte de la sécurité alimentaire et de l’éradication de la pauvreté, la Division des pêches et de l’aquaculture de la [...]

This diagnostic tool advances the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) through policy and legal frameworks. It is a key tool for use by any [...]

In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Norwegian [...]

Findings from the forthcoming Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) report show that small-scale fisheries produce 37 million tonnes of global catch and employ 90% of those working along the value chain in capture fisheries globally. These findings and others will add [...]

This publication describes a small international initiative to examine how local communities can undertake the above tasks of democratization with specific reference to the Voluntary. Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (hereinafter, [...]

Les communautés de pêcheurs à petite échelle vivant dans des zones côtières ou à proximité de plans d'eau douce sont souvent très vulnérables à une série de risques (changement climatique, etc.) indépendants de leur volonté. La marginalisation sociale, économique et [...]

The Spanish magazine Industrias Pesqueras has published two articles in celebration of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), the first one introducing the International Year and the second one explaining how the fisherman’s associations will celebrate the International [...]

Through the FAO-NORAD project, survey data was used to “map” women’s organizations and assess their present capacities and needs in the small-scale fisheries sector. Data collection for this study (herein referred to as the Women’s SSF Mapping Assessment) focused on [...]