Journal
NATURE FOOD
Volume 2, Issue 9, Pages 733-+Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00363-0
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- Builders Initiative
- MAVA Foundation
- Oak Foundation
- Walton Family Foundation
- CGIAR Trust Fund
- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [773330]
- National Science Foundation [DEB121244, BioOce 1736830]
- Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Program
- Earthlab
- University of Washington
- Erling-Persson Family Foundation
- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
- John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation
- European Research Council [759457, CNH 1826668]
- iFISH programme from China Blue Sustainability Institute
- European Research Council (ERC) [759457] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) support the livelihoods and food security of over 1 billion people in the Global South, with strong adaptability but facing increasing threats and challenges. The diversity of SSFA is often overlooked in governance actions, highlighting the need for policies that support their viability and role in food systems.
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for -1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply chains, with the potential to be highly adaptable to stresses and shocks, but face a growing range of threats and adaptive challenges. Contemporary governance assumes homogeneity in SSFA despite the diverse nature of this sector. Here we use SSFA actor profiles to capture the key dimensions and dynamism of SSFA diversity, reviewing contemporary threats and exploring opportunities for the SSFA sector. The heuristic framework can inform adaptive governance actions supporting the diversity and vital roles of SSFA in food systems, and in the health and livelihoods of nutritionally vulnerable people-supporting their viability through appropriate policies whilst fostering equitable and sustainable food systems.
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