FAO's strategy to strengthen the fisheries value chain by 2033 aims to make the sector more competitive - director

Mindelo, 30 June (Inforpress) – Today in Mindelo, the FAO presented the results of four years’ work on the sustainable fisheries value chain project, whose strategy for the next ten years aims to make the sector more competitive and better organised.

According to Katya Neves, the FAO’s Programme Director in Cabo Verde, who spoke to the press, although the project is coming to an end – having been implemented since 2022 – the organisation’s technical assistance will continue to ensure that the results achieved since then are put into practice.

‘The strategy was developed in collaboration with all partners and sets out ten priority projects to be implemented by 2033,’ he explained, adding that the aim is to ensure the continuity of these initiatives beyond the project’s duration.

Among the key findings presented at the workshop were a strategy to enhance the value chain for small tunas and tuna, the strengthening of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries in management plans, bio-economic studies on alternative species, and support for the drafting of legislation on the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), which was recently approved by the Council of Ministers

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