Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture - FAO E-learning
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This report addresses a frequently overlooked but extremely important part of world food and
nutrition security: the role and importance of fish in seeking food and nutrition security for all.
Fisheries and aquaculture have often been arbitrarily separated from other parts of the food
and agricultural systems in food security studies, debates and policy-making. I applaud the
Committee on World Food Security for its decision to bring fisheries and aquaculture fully
into the debate about food and nutrition security.
The report presents a synthesis of existing evidence regarding the complex pathways
between fisheries and aquaculture and food and nutrition security, including the
environmental, economic and social dimensions, as well as issues related to governance. It
provides insights on what needs to be done to achieve sustainable fisheries and aquaculture
in order to strengthen their positive impact on food and nutrition security.