Monthly Archives: December 2023

International Fisheries Congress and Expo at KUFOS

Dr. Pradeepkumar T, Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies (KUFOS), personally invites you to the International Fisheries Congress and Expo at KUFOS campus on Jan 12-14, 2024. Proudly organized by KUFOS and COFPAA, with Fresh to Home as the title sponsor. An exciting event offering a ‘sea of knowledge.’

Get a feeling for the event here – https://youtu.be/gukm6jC8sYY?si=tId32gCmGIzf3qR7

KUFOS expects at least 500 delegates for the event with more than ten overseas speakers physically and a dozen virtually. Many thousands, mainly school children and farmers, will visit the exhibition.

Visit the official website at www.ifcexpo2024.com

See Dr. Pradeepkumar T, Vice Chancellor speak about the conference here – https://www.facebook.com/ifcexpo2024/videos/695827139036816/

AwF wishes all the success to its MoU partner in the event noting that two Directors of AwF, Antonio Garza de Yta and Dinesh Kaippilly will be engaged and they will look forward to meeting you there.

AwF playing role in UN FAO Technical Working Group

Three of AwF Board members – Meryl Williams (Australia), Citlali Gomez Lepe (Latin America) and Roy Palmer (USA) – are participating in the Technical Working Group (TWG) for UN FAO on Social Responsibility for Aquaculture Production.
UN FAO Members have given FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division a specific mandate to promote social sustainability in the fisheries and aquaculture value chains, including the recognition and protection of human and labour rights.
To fulfil this mandate, the TWG is assisting FAO developing a guidance to promote and facilitate social responsibility compliance by business actors along the fisheries and aquaculture value chains.
The proposed FAO Guidance entails the entire value chains, which is divided into six sections: (1) Industrial Fishing; (2) Small-Scale Fishing; (3) Aquaculture Production; (4) Processing; (5) Distribution; and (6) Retailing. The FAO Guidance targets the industry; however, it can be also a valuable reference instrument for policymakers, RFMOs and civil society.

During 2022 and 2023, FAO developed the Industrial Fishing section through an inclusive consultation process involving various stakeholders in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
FAO will now initiate the process of developing the Aquaculture Production section. For this, FAO has organised a TWG for consultations with other experts worldwide and UN agencies as a first step to present and discuss the scope of this section.

We are all aware that social responsibility is a complex and intricate issue – collaborative and inclusive work can indeed yield positive outcomes for all of us engaged in any sector-related activity.

https://www.fao.org/3/cc1513t/cc1513t.pdf

Short food supply chains and its role in connecting small-scale farmers with consumers.

Connecting small-scale farmers to the public plate makes sense for a number of reasons: food is fresh and seasonal; it doesn’t have to travel far, and buying from local farmers supports the local economy. Choosing sustainable local food not only benefits the environment, but also has health benefits for everyone: from children at school to the elderly in their care homes.

COACH, a Horizon 2020 project aimed at strengthening collaborative agri-food chains. At the training in Copenhagen that brought together small-scale farmers, public food procurers and policymakers.

https://ypard.net/resources/blog/short-food-supply-chains-and-its-role-in-connecting-small-scale-farmers-with-consumers

Empowering Women in African Fisheries: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development

In Africa, women play a crucial role in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sectors, contributing significantly to value chains from canoes to markets. Despite representing 50% of the inland fisheries workforce in West Africa and marketing 80% of all fish products, women face challenges due to traditional beliefs and gender-based constraints. Organized in groups, associations, or cooperatives, women prove to be more efficient in fishing activities, providing opportunities to increase income and improve working conditions.

https://www.au-ibar.org/au-ibar-news/empowering-women-african-fisheries-blueprint-sustainable-development

AwF has pledged support to the Shanghai Declaration on Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development

AwF has pledged support to the Shanghai Declaration on Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development – see https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb9365en/

This was done at the FAO-UN  Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium +20 AQUACULTURE FOR FOOD AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Shanghai, China, 22–25 September 2021

Raffle for prawn project (Deadline Sunday 10th Dec 2023 2pm AEDT)

Assist AwF in supporting a fresh water prawn project organised by South Pacific Community in Fiji so even if you dont want the prizes the students have organised you can make a donation to a great cause.

Following the successful running of the  ‘Tipping the Scales’ Quiz Night run by Students at Torrens University on behalf of AwF Australia we are pleased to announce that the Raffle will remain open.    

SO IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET YOUR TICKETS AND WIN SOME OF THE FABULOUS PRIZES ON OFFER

Raffle Tickets – Get your tickets online https://events.humanitix.com/tipping-the-scales-raffle-tickets  

This will be drawn at 5:00pm on Sunday 10th December 2023 AEDT

Please share and lets get behind the great work of the students at Torrens University.

THANK YOU for your help and a BIG thank you to the organisations/people who donated the prizes