FAO - SUPPORT FOR ARTISANAL FISHERIES.
Coverage and audiovisual production of projects of the United Nations Fund for Food and Agriculture, FAO, to support artisanal fishing sectors in the autonomous regions of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
The production of systematization videos has constituted very important pieces of communication to demonstrate the work of deep transformation that FAO develops in the coastal communities benefited by its projects.
In November 2020, hurricanes Eta and Iota dealt a severe blow to the artisanal fishing sector that is now with the support of FAO and international cooperation resource partners, they are working on their recovery.
FAO has channeled 7.4 million dollars aimed at strengthening the entire value chain of artisanal fishing with a special focus on gender and attention to women.
After these events, FAO together with national institutions and local communities serve more than 4,000 families in the artisanal fishing sector affected by the hurricanes and delivered 67,400 materials, equipment and supplies for fishing, storage, process rooms and marketing.
The mission of FAO for by 2030 on the Caribbean Coast is to contribute to the ordering, management and use of resources ;natural in general and fishing in particular, strengthen capacities with innovation in fishing techniques to achieve optimum productivity values, support the development of profitable investments that allow access to better markets, ensure productive diversification that guarantees food security, the promotion of safe actions for adaptation of variability and climate change considering the approach of ;gender and cultural relevance.
