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Spain assists in developing small-scale fisheries
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese coastal villagers will benefit from a project that supports subsistence fisheries in south Asia and Southeast Asia funded by the Spanish government through the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Under the project, signed in Hanoi on April 3 by Deputy Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development Vu Tan Tam and FAO country representative in Vietnam Andrew
Speedy, Spain will provide nearly 20 million USD to assist fishermen in regional
countries, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, East Timor,
and Vietnam.
In Vietnam , the project will be carried out in the central provinces of Quang
Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, and Quang Nam to improve the fishing capacity and living
standards of people in coastal areas who live on small-scale fisheries.
Deputy Minister Tam said small-scale fisheries play an important role in south
Asian and Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, in terms of economic and
social development, as well as the cultural life of fishing communities in coastal
areas.
However, these fishing communities currently face a slew of difficulties and risks
because of diminishing coastal resources, natural disasters, capital shortages,
and a lack of information on marine products, markets, and post-harvest production
methods.
The project is expected to help in the development of small-scale fisheries,
contribute to poverty reduction, and improve the living conditions of people in
coastal areas, the Deputy Minister said.
Speedy agreed with the deputy minister, adding that an important goal of the
project is to shift local people's livelihoods from fishing to aquaculture, which
will help protect marine resources, and ensure environmental protection and
sustainable development.
According to FAO research, seafood plays an important source of protein for
humans, and fish supply about 19 percent of protein in developing countries'
diets; this ratio is as high as 90 percent in coastal areas and on islands.
In Vietnam , fisheries are vital to economic development and to many rural
people's livelihoods.
Last year, Vietnam 's seafood export value reached 4.5 billion USD,
representing more than 0.7 percent of the country's total export revenue.-Enditem
Under the project, signed in Hanoi on April 3 by Deputy Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development Vu Tan Tam and FAO country representative in Vietnam Andrew
Speedy, Spain will provide nearly 20 million USD to assist fishermen in regional
countries, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, East Timor,
and Vietnam.
In Vietnam , the project will be carried out in the central provinces of Quang
Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, and Quang Nam to improve the fishing capacity and living
standards of people in coastal areas who live on small-scale fisheries.
Deputy Minister Tam said small-scale fisheries play an important role in south
Asian and Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, in terms of economic and
social development, as well as the cultural life of fishing communities in coastal
areas.
However, these fishing communities currently face a slew of difficulties and risks
because of diminishing coastal resources, natural disasters, capital shortages,
and a lack of information on marine products, markets, and post-harvest production
methods.
The project is expected to help in the development of small-scale fisheries,
contribute to poverty reduction, and improve the living conditions of people in
coastal areas, the Deputy Minister said.
Speedy agreed with the deputy minister, adding that an important goal of the
project is to shift local people's livelihoods from fishing to aquaculture, which
will help protect marine resources, and ensure environmental protection and
sustainable development.
According to FAO research, seafood plays an important source of protein for
humans, and fish supply about 19 percent of protein in developing countries'
diets; this ratio is as high as 90 percent in coastal areas and on islands.
In Vietnam , fisheries are vital to economic development and to many rural
people's livelihoods.
Last year, Vietnam 's seafood export value reached 4.5 billion USD,
representing more than 0.7 percent of the country's total export revenue.-Enditem
