Pointed out that FAO director general Da Silva delivered a speech at the thirty-first session of the Committee on fisheries recently, fisheries and aquaculture plays an important role in ensuring global food and nutrition security, the international community should take immediate action to solve the sustainable development of the industry, is facing the challenge.
Da Silva said, in the global population of fishery products meet the food and nutrition needs of growing has broad prospects, but because of overfishing, pollution, climate change and other issues, which bring challenges to the fisheries development, the world population living in poverty in rural and coastal areas severely affected.
Da Silva emphasizes, fish product brings the total global consumption of animal protein 17%, in small island developing countries and some Asian countries and regions the proportion even reached 50%. In addition, fisheries and aquaculture for some of the world's most impoverished population provides livelihoods and food. Therefore, for fisheries and aquaculture, to take action on climate change is.
June 9th to 13, the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations held the thirty-first session of the Committee on fisheries. The meeting will promote the sustainable development of fishery and responsible production behavior emphasizes two problems discussed, and consider the introduction of relevant industry guide. |
