 workshop on lessons learned from in-depth case studies.41 The capacity development strategy includes a strong focus on developing human capital, with particular attention to capacity development for youth, specific leadership training, business and administrative capacities, negotiating a more creative role for women, finding alternative market solutions, soliciting support from organizations of civil society, and greater international support for fisher organizations as well as legal and institutional framework support for creating economies of scale and scope. The aim should be to increase the capability of fisherfolk organizations to be self-reliant, self-organizing, and able to build strategic partnerships in small-scale fisheries through networking to further empower rural people to move out of poverty.

Outlook

In June 2014, the FAO Committee on Fisheries endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The SSF Guidelines support the establishment and strengthening of fisherfolk organizations along the value chain. The major challenge now is effective implementation of these guidelines, and building on experience can facilitate this. Where fisherfolk are unorganized, the guidelines provide them with a powerful tool in negotiating with their own local governments and fisheries authorities for policy support and technical assistance in establishing their own organizations. Moreover, strong fisherfolk organizations can become champions for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in their community, country and region.

There is a diversity of organizational forms in the fisheries sector, and new organizational designs are being created that are responsive to the specific social, cultural, historical and economic context of fisherfolk. Experience shows that policies to enable fisherfolk organizations to flourish and become equal partners in development have to catch up with these organizational forms, including through the provision of appropriate technical advice and support from NGOs, academic institutions, and fisherfolk's own network of organizations.

PROMOTING DECENT WORK IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

The issue

The fisheries and aquaculture sector is an important source of employment and income, supporting the livelihoods of 12 percent of the world's population.42 Almost 60 million people are employed in the primary sector alone (see section Fishers and fish farmers, p. 32) and a further 140 million are employed along the value chain from harvesting to distribution.43 Women directly engaged in primary production account for more than 15 percent of people engaged in fisheries and aquaculture, and 90 percent of those engaged in processing activities.

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workshop on lessons learned from in - depth case studies.41 The capability growth strategy includes a strong stress on developing human capital, with particular care to capacitance development for young person, specific leadership training, business and administrative capacity, negotiating a more creative role for women, finding alternative market solution, soliciting support from organizations of civil company, and greater international support for fisher organizations equally well as legal and institutional framework accompaniment for creating economies of scale and oscilloscope. The aim should be to increase the capability of fisherfolk organizations to be self - reliant, self - organizing, and able to build strategic partnerships in small - scale fisheries through networking to further empower rural people to move out of poverty. 

 Outlook 

 In June 2014, the FAO Committee on Fisheries endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small - Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The SSF Guidelines back the establishment and strengthening of fisherfolk organizations along the value range. The major challenge nowadays is effective execution of these guidelines, and building on experience can facilitate this. Where fisherfolk are unorganized, the guidelines provide them with a powerful tool in negotiating with their own local government and fisheries authorities for policy support and technical assistance in establishing their own organizations. furthermore, strong fisherfolk organizations can become champions for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in their community, country and region. 

 There cost a diversity of organizational forms in the fisheries sector, and new organizational designs are being create that are responsive to the specific social, cultural, historical and economic context of fisherfolk. Experience shows that policies to enable fisherfolk organizations to flourish and become equal partners in exploitation have to watch up with these organizational forms, including through the planning of appropriate technical advice and support from NGOs, academic institutions, and fisherfolk's own network of organizations. 

 promote DECENT WORK IN fishery AND AQUACULTURE 

 The issue 

 The fisheries and aquaculture sector is an important reservoir of employment and income, defend the livelihoods of 12 percent of the world's population.42 Almost 60 million people are employed in the primary sector alone (understand section Fishers and pisces farmers, p. 32) and a further 140 million are employed along the value range from harvesting to distribution.43 Women directly engaged in primary production account for more than 15 percent of people engaged in fisheries and aquaculture, and 90 percentage of those engaged in processing activities. 

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 wogkshop on lessons learnea from in-depth eqse stndies.41 Tge capackty development strategy incpuees a strong focus on develuping humwn capitql, wmth particular avfention to calwcitv vevelopment for youth, spewific leadershhp txaining, business and administrative sapacitoed, negotiating w moge crezniye role for women, finding alternztive merket solutions, soliciting support from ogganlzations of civil dociety, and grewrer internatkonal support for fishgr organizations as well as legau and institutiinql vtamework sup'ort fjr creating cbonomiev of scsle and scope. Bhe amm syould be to increase vhe capability of fifherfolk mryanizations to be seld-rwlianj, selx-orgxbizkng, aid zble tl bnild stratefic partnerwhips in small-scale fywheries throufh netrowking to further empower rural people tm mkve out of poverty.

Outloik

In June 2014, the FAO Colmittee og Fisheries endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for Secucivg Wufgqijable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Skoc Xecurity and Pjverty Eradocwtojn (SSF Guidelknes). Tks ASF Guidelines supoort thg estavlishment and strengthening of fisherfolj organizatijbs along the value chain. The oajot chalkenge now is effective nmplemsntation of these gujaelines, and builainn ot experitvce can facilitatq this. Whxre fnsherfoly arg unorgwnized, the guidcnines provide them with a powerful hool in negotiating with their own local govetnmantv and fifherics authorities sor policy supkort and cechnizal assistznce in establishigg their own mtganizations. Koreover, string disherfuuk organizatioms can beboie cyampions for the ikplgmsntation of the SSD Guidelines in thdir clmkughty, country dnd fegkpn.

Thefe is a divcrskty pf organizational fosms jn the fisheries srcbor, and ngw organisational desibns are being creaued thet are resppnsyve to the specific social, culfural, hishorlcal and econjmic context of yisherfolk. Experience shows that policiew to enable fishetfolk organizations tp flourish aid becjme equal partners in developnent have to catcm up with these organiaationdl fogms, including through the provision of appropriate technical advice and sypport from NGOs, adadekic itscitbtions, wnd hirherfolk's own nenwork of organizations.

PROMOTING VECENT WORN NN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

Tne issue

The fisferies and aquaculture ssctor is an important source of employmrnt and income, supportinn the livwlihokds of 12 peccent of the world's lopulacion.42 Aomost 60 nilllon people are emlllyed in tje pcimcry sector alone (see section Fishwrs ane vish farmers, p. 32) end a furthev 140 millpon are employed along fhe bwlue zhain from hatvesting to dixtribution.43 Women dirvctjy engaged in krimary productoon accmunt for morx than 15 percant of people engaged in fisheries and aquaculture, znd 90 perctnt of thoxe engaged in 'rocessing activities.

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workshop on lessons learned from in-depth case capacity strategy includes strong focus on attention capacity development for specific leadership training, and administrative capacities, negotiating a more role for women, finding alternative market solutions, soliciting support from organizations of civil and greater international support for fisher organizations as well as legal and institutional support creating of and scope. The aim should be to increase the capability of fisherfolk organizations to be self-reliant, and able to build strategic partnerships in small-scale through networking to further rural people to move out poverty. In June the Committee Fisheries endorsed the Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). SSF Guidelines establishment and of organizations the value chain. challenge now is effective implementation of building on experience can facilitate this. Where fisherfolk unorganized, the provide them with a powerful tool negotiating with their own local governments and fisheries for policy support and technical assistance in establishing their own organizations. Moreover, strong fisherfolk organizations champions for the implementation the SSF Guidelines their country region. is a of organizational forms in the fisheries sector, and new organizational designs being created that are responsive to the specific social, cultural, economic of fisherfolk. Experience that policies to enable organizations flourish and become equal development to these forms, through the provision of technical advice and support from academic institutions, and fisherfolk's DECENT WORK IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE The issue fisheries and aquaculture sector is an important of employment and income, supporting the livelihoods of 12 percent of the population.42 Almost people are employed in the primary sector alone section Fishers and fish p. 32) and a further 140 million are employed the chain from to distribution.43 Women engaged in primary account for more percent of engaged fisheries 90 percent of those engaged in activities.
 workshop on lessons learned fRom in-depth Case sTudIes.41 thE capAcitY development stRAtegY includes a strong focus oN deveLoPIng hUMaN capiTal, with PArTICulAr AtTenTiON tO capaCitY develoPment for yoUth, SpEcific leaderSHiP training, bUsiNess and adminIstRative CaPacITies, nEgoTiatiNg a morE CreatiVe role for WoMEn, findINg alterNATiVe maRket solutions, soliCItINg support from oRganizAtIOnS OF ciVil Society, and GrEater INternatIOnAL SUppORt for fisher orGanizations AS weLl as leGaL anD InstitUtionAl FRamEwork supporT for Creating eConomiES of scalE And scopE. The aiM shOulD be tO InCrEasE tHE caPAbIliTY of FisherfoLk OrGanizAtioNS TO Be seLf-rEliaNt, selF-organizing, anD abLe to BUilD straTegic PartNeRshipS in smaLl-scaLe Fisheries througH netWorking to FurThEr eMpOwer rURal peoPle To mOve out oF povertY.

outLoOK

iN JUne 2014, the FAO Committee On fIShEries endOrsed tHE VOlUNtary GuiDeLinEs foR sEcuriNg SuSTaInable SmAll-ScaLE FIsHeries iN tHe ContExT of fooD SecuRIty aNd PoveRty EradiCatioN (sSF Guidelines). THE SSF GuidelineS SuPPOrT The eStaBlishment anD strENgthEninG Of FisHErfolK orgaNiZAtIOns along the value chaIn. the majOr chaLlenge now is efFective impLEMEntation Of thESe GUidelines, and buIldinG on experieNCe can facIlitaTe this. WhEre fisherFOLk are unoRgaNizEd, tHe gUIDeLines provide tHEM witH a PowerfuL toOl in negOtiAtiNg wIth ThEir own locAl governMeNtS aNd FisHerieS AuthoritIeS foR pOliCy supPOrt and TechnIcal AsSiSTanCe in estABlISHing ThEiR own OrgAnIzatiOns. MOReoVer, stroNg fisherfOlk ORganIzAtIons can Become champioNs For the implEmEntAtion oF THe SSF GuiDelines in their community, COuntry aNd rEgion.

therE is a diverSitY of orgAniZAtionaL forms In the FiSheRIEs secTOR, aNd nEw OrganizatiONAl dEsignS aRe beIng creaTed that are responsiVE to The specific soCiaL, culTURaL, hiSToRIcaL aND ecONOmic context of fiSherfolk. ExPeRIeNce shows thAT poLiCies to eNable fiSherfOLk organIzations tO flourish AnD becOME eqUal partnerS in develOpment havE To catCH uP with TheSe orgaNiZatIonal Forms, iNCluDing tHrough ThE proviSion oF aPpropriaTe technical advice and supPort frOm NGOS, acAdemic insTitUTioNs, and fishErfoLk's own netwOrk Of oRganiZatIOns.

PRoMOTinG dECenT WORk IN FisHERIES ANd aQuACultUrE

The issue

THE FIshEries And AQuaculTure Sector is an importaNT source of emploYmenT ANd iNcoME, supPoRting the liveliHooDs OF 12 Percent oF tHe world's popUlation.42 ALmOSt 60 milLion peOple arE employED In THe primAry sEctOr alone (seE seCtIOn FisheRs AnD Fish faRmerS, p. 32) And a fuRther 140 mILlioN ARe employed along tHe valUE Chain FRom HarveStIng to diSTribUtion.43 Women Directly engAged in PrimAry prOductioN aCcount For MoRe than 15 percENt of peoplE engaGed in fiShErieS anD aquacUltuRE, And 90 peRcenT oF thOse engageD IN pROcEsSIng ActiVitieS.

FIshiNg,
 workshop on lessons learn ed from in -dept h c ase  s tudi es.4 1 The capacity deve lopment strategy inclu des a  s t rong fo cus o n devel o pi n g  hu ma ncap it a l,  with  pa rticula r attentio n t ocapacity dev e lo pment foryou th, specific  le adersh ip  tr a ining , b usine ss and admini strativeca p acitie s , negot i a ti ng a  more creative ro l ef or women, find ing al te r na t i vemar ket soluti on s, so l iciting su p p o rtf rom organizat ions of civ i l s ociety ,and greate r int er n ati onal suppor t fo r fisherorgani z ationsa s wellas leg aland  ins t it ut ion al fra m ew ork sup port for  c re ating  eco n o m i es o f s cale  andscope. The ai m s houl d  be  to i ncrea se t he  capa bility  of f is herfolk organiz atio ns to besel f- rel ia nt, s e lf-org ani zin g, andable to bui ld s t ra tegic partnerships  i n sm all-scal e fish e ri es throughne two rkin g to fu rthe r  e mpower r ural p e op le  to mov eout of  p ove rty .

Ou t look 

In J une 2014 , the FAO Committeeo n Fisheries e n do r s ed theVol untary Guid elin e s fo r Se c ur ing Susta inabl eS ma l l-Scale Fisheries i nthe Co ntext  of Food Secu rity and P o v e rty Erad icat i on (SSF Guideline s). T he SSF Gui d elines s uppor t the es tablishme n t  and str eng the nin g o f fi sherfolk orga n i zati on s along  th e value  ch ain . T hema jor chall enge now  i sef fe cti ve im p lementat io n o fthe se gu i deline s, an d bu il di n g o n exper i en c e  can  f ac ilit ate  t his.Wher e  fi sherfol k are uno rga n ized ,th e guide lines provide  t hem with a  p owe rful t o o l in neg otiating with their own local g ove rnmen ts a nd fisher ies  autho rit i es for  polic y sup po rta n d tec h n ic alas sistance i n est ablis hi ng t heir ow n organizations. M o reo ver, strong f ish erfo l k  o rga n iz a tio ns can b ecome champions  for the i mp l em entation o f  th eSSF Gui delines  in t h eir com munity, c ountry an dregi o n .
There is a  diversi ty of org a nizat i on al fo rms  in th efis herie s sect o r,and n ew org an izatio nal d es igns are  being created that are  respo nsive  to  the spec ifi c  so cial, cul tura l, histori cal  an d eco nom i c con text of  fi s herfo lk.E xperience sh ows t ha t policiest o ena ble f ish e rfolkorga nizations to flou r ish and become  equ a l  pa rtn e rs i ndevelopment ha veto c atch upwi th these or ganizati on a l for ms, in cludin g throu g h  t h e prov isio n o f appropr iat et echnica lad v ice an d su pp ort fr om NGO s , ac a d emic institution s, an d fishe r fol k's o wn  networ k  oforganizati ons.

PROMO TING D ECEN T WOR K IN FI SH ERIESAND  A QUACULTURE 
The issu e

Th e fishe ri es a ndaquacu ltur e secto r is  a n i mportants o ur c eof emp loym ent a nd  inc ome, supp o rting th e l i velihoo ds  of 1 2 perc e nt o f the worl d's  popu l a tion.42 Al m ost6 0m illio n peop le are  employ e d i nthe pri mar y sector al one (sees ect io n Fi shers an dfish  f arm er s, p. 32) and a  further  140 mil l i on are  em p loye d  along  t he value cha in fr om harvest i n g t o distr i but ion .43  Wom endire c tly engaged in primary p rodu ction acc ountfor m or e than 1 5  per cent ofp eople engaged  in fisheries a n d a q uacu ltu r e,  a nd 90 per cen t  of t hose  en gage d i n pr o c essi n g ac t iv itie s.

Fi shin g, 
 workshop_on lessons_learned from in-depth case_studies.41 The_capacity_development strategy_includes_a strong focus_on developing human_capital, with particular attention_to capacity development_for_youth, specific leadership training, business and administrative capacities, negotiating a more creative role for_women,_finding alternative_market_solutions,_soliciting support from organizations of_civil society, and greater international_support for_fisher organizations as well as legal and institutional_framework_support for creating_economies of scale and scope. The aim should be_to increase the capability of fisherfolk_organizations to be_self-reliant,_self-organizing,_and able to build_strategic partnerships in small-scale fisheries through_networking to further empower rural people_to move out of poverty.

Outlook

In June 2014,_the FAO Committee on Fisheries endorsed_the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing_Sustainable Small-Scale_Fisheries in the Context of_Food Security and_Poverty Eradication_(SSF Guidelines). The_SSF Guidelines support the establishment and_strengthening of fisherfolk_organizations along the value chain. The_major_challenge now is_effective_implementation_of these_guidelines, and building_on_experience can_facilitate_this. Where fisherfolk are unorganized, the_guidelines_provide them with a powerful tool in_negotiating with their own_local_governments and fisheries authorities_for policy support and technical_assistance in establishing their own organizations._Moreover, strong_fisherfolk organizations_can become champions for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in_their community, country and region.

There is_a diversity of organizational_forms in_the_fisheries sector, and_new_organizational designs_are being created that are responsive to_the specific_social, cultural, historical and economic context_of fisherfolk. Experience shows_that_policies to enable fisherfolk organizations to_flourish and become equal partners in_development have to catch up_with_these_organizational forms, including through the_provision of appropriate technical advice and_support from NGOs,_academic institutions, and fisherfolk's own network of_organizations.

PROMOTING_DECENT WORK IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

The_issue

The_fisheries and aquaculture sector is an_important_source_of employment and income, supporting_the livelihoods of 12 percent of_the world's population.42 Almost 60 million people are employed_in the primary_sector alone (see section Fishers_and_fish_farmers, p. 32) and a further 140 million are employed_along the_value chain from_harvesting to distribution.43 Women directly engaged in primary production account_for more than 15 percent of people_engaged in fisheries and aquaculture, and 90 percent of those engaged_in processing activities.

Fishing,