Report of the Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade and Food Security. Casablanca, Morocco, 27–30 January 2003

dc.creatorFAO
dc.date2023-10-13T09:25:58Z
dc.date2023-10-13T09:25:58Z
dc.date2003
dc.date2020-11-10T17:10:22.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T00:26:22Z
dc.descriptionThe Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade and Food Security met in Casablanca, Morocco, from 27 to 30 January 2003. After review and assessment of the issue, the consultation recommended to: a) conduct a background study on the normative framework for fish trade and food security; b) organize a consultative process on the normative framework; c) prepare technical guidelines on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, fish trade and food security; d) train and improve capacity of policy-makers and technical personnel on international issues dealing with fish trade and food security; e) integrate the fish trade and food security issues into the proposed “FAO Technical Cooperation Project – WTO”; f) expand FAO work on the distribution of costs and benefits in the fishing industry; g) prepare an analytical framework taking into account conflicting interests with specific illustrative cases studies; h) conduct studies on the impact of fish trade on hous ehold food security; i) develop medium- and long-term projections on the impact of fish trade on food security. In this respect: a) gender aspects and marginalized groups should be taken into account; b) FAO Fisheries Department should continue to seek further synergies through collaboration with other FAO departments and other competent international agencies (e.g. International Food Policy Research Institute and World Fish Centre); c) FAO should disseminate widely the results of th e work programme, including to the private sector using the FISHINFO network, which was recognized as an important tool for this purpose; and d) promote regional trade for food security.
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dc.identifier9251050031
dc.identifier0429-9337
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/Y4961E
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-y4961e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/309184
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationFAO Fisheries Report
dc.relation0429-9337 - R708
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleReport of the Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade and Food Security. Casablanca, Morocco, 27–30 January 2003
dc.titleReport of the Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade and Food Security. Casablanca, Morocco, 27–30 January 2003
dc.typeBook (series)

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