FAO- ICSF joint publication on Review of Governance of Tenure in Inland Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Systems in India is available online

The book, A Review of Governance of Tenure in Inland Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Systems in India (https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8615en) summarizes the diversity, complexity and relevance of tenure systems, rights and the institutional management and governance of inland fisheries in India, including inland capture fisheries, culture-based fisheries and aquaculture. An earlier draft of this book served as a background document on the presentation of governance and tenure landscape of inland capture fisheries and aquaculture in India for an International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) workshop conducted in September 2019.

The ICSF workshop was held at the Seva Kendra, Kolkata from 6 to 7 September 2019. The theme was ‘Improving Inland Fisheries Governance in India. It brought together fishery scientists, experts, activists, fishers and fishworkers, ecologists, and community development workers from as many as 17 regions across India on one platform. The workshop participants discussed the draft National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (NIFAP) of the Government of India, 2018, in relation to FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines).

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https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8615en