Support the social, economic and environmental transformation of the small-scale fisheries sector towards its better contribution to food security and poverty eradication as a result of improved policies, strategies and initiatives: Project final report

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2019) Support the social, economic and environmental transformation of the small-scale fisheries sector towards its better contribution to food security and poverty eradication as a result of improved policies, strategies and initiatives: Project final report. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), India.

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Abstract

Myanmar has a total population of about 60million and 75 per cent of the population lives in rural areas. Those living in the delta and coastal areas account for about 20 million of the population, and 40 per cent of these coastal and riparian communities are directly involved in fisheries. The majority of these are poorly resourced and highly vulnerable; they are dependent on outsiders for fishing rights and the latter also have significant control over the credit arrangements and the price offered for the fish catches.With a squeeze on fishing access, there is increasing pressure on those who eventually obtain fishing rights to over-exploit fishing grounds. Natural disasters such as Cyclone Nargis and Giri had the dual effect of badly affecting coastal spawning grounds and constraining small fishers’ capital base and loss of productive assets. The pressure to manage the resulting accumulation of debt has further exacerbated the weak position of small fishers. These broader processes act to trap the poor and vulnerable fisherfolk in a cycle of debt, dissociate them from control over their livelihoods, add unnecessary inefficiencies into the production and value chains, constrain the opportunities for value addition and underminesustainable management of fishing grounds. Further, loss of fishing rights/livelihood opportunities forces the small-scale fishing communities to undertake migration. Fishers migrate in large numbers to work as casual labourers in Yangon and other major cities, as well as to join the marine fishing industry as fish-workers. To address fisheries issues in Myanmar and to strengthen the capacity of small-scale fishering communities at a local level by securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the context of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines, Network Activities Group (NAG) designed the project named “Support the social, economic and environmental transformation of the small-scale fisheries sector towards its better contribution to food security and poverty eradication as a result of improved policies, strategies and initiatives” with the fund support of ICSF.

Item Type:	Documents
Class Number:	930.ICSF203
Keywords:	SSF Guidelines, FAO, Small-scale Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Fisheries Development, ICSF, Myanmar, Network Activities Group (NAG), Coastal Communities, Vulnerability, Fishing Rights, Overfishing, Natural Disasters, Debt, Livelihoods, Value Chain, Sustainable Management, Food Security, Poverty, Indigenous People, Indigenous Communities
Subjects:	SSF Guidelines
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2022 05:40
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2022 05:40
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/8386

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