Bavinck, Maarten and Ahern, Molly and Hapke, Holly M. and Johnson, Derek S. and Kjellevold, Marian and Kolding, Jeppe and Overa, Ragnhild and Schut, Thijs and Franz, Nicole (2023) Small fish for food security and nutrition. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 694 . Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-137910-3
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Food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition have been on the rise in recent years, due to disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing climate shocks and conflicts. Decades of steady progress to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition were often attributed to increased food production and intensification of few food staple crops and livestock, however more recent focus has shifted to the role of small-scale producers and the importance of diverse and nutritious foods. This technical paper brings focus to the often overlooked ‘small fish’ which play an integral role in the food security, nutrition and livelihoods of the small-scale fisherfolk who harvest, process, market, trade and distribute small fish to communities near and far from water bodies. The technical paper explores the various dimensions of the ‘small fish food system’, addressing drivers, scales, interactions and multiple outcomes and trade-offs, such as that of small fish used for food versus feed. Throughout, the work applies a human-centred perspective, emphasizing how people are involved in various stages of a food system, and how interactions and networks between them play a role in food system dynamics and outcomes. It is also emphasizes how people play multiple roles within a food system, and thus should not be narrowly defined as fishers, processors or consumers. The paper documents project implementation and lessons from the FAO subprogramme titled “Implementing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines for gender equitable and climate resilient food systems and livelihoods”, and the SmallFishFood, Ikan-F3, Dried Fish Matters, and Fish4Food projects led by the University of Bergen, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Manitoba.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Food Security, Nutrition, Poverty, Value Chain, Governance, Health, Trade, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, COVID, Income, Fish Processing, Inland Fisheries, Fish Stock, FAO, Fish Marketing, Fish Oil |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Vivek D ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2023 09:47 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2023 09:52 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20046 |
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