Virtual discussion focussing on the theme of supporting small-scale artisanal fishing and aquaculture, both in low-income tropical countries and high-income temperate countries, such as Sweden.
Date: Friday, 17 June 2022
Time: 15:30-17:00 (UTC+8)
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Aquatic foods are high in micronutrients, providing foods for 3.3 billion people and supporting the livelihoods of over 120 million people. Access to food and income for low-income consumers and small-scale fishers and practitioners is threatened by inadequate management and competing demands for aquatic foods, leading to overharvesting and marginalization of traditional and indigenous fishers. For aquaculture, one of the main issues to solve is the access to sustainable and low-cost feed for farmed fish.
This webinar brings together scientists, policy specialists, extension experts, and fisheries and aquaculture representatives from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), CGIAR, and international stakeholders to explore ways of sustainable production and harvesting and production of aquatic foods, that is fish, invertebrates and algae captured or cultured in freshwater or marine ecosystems for food or feed, as a contribution to the UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022, Africa Year of Nutrition 2022, Stockholm+50, and the UN Oceans Conference.
Invited speakers:
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead, Nutrition and Public Health, WorldFish & 2021 World Food Prize Laureate
Gladys Okemwa, Senior Research Scientist, Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
Francis Mmanda, Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam
Örjan Östman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Panel Discussion:
Max Troell, Associate Professor, Beijer Institute
Matern Mtolera, Senior Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam
Hampus Eriksson, Interim Lead, Solomon Islands, WorldFish
Sebastian Mathew, Executive Director, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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We look forward to your active participation.