Call for contributions to
FAO overview of COPs/BMPs in aquaculture
The FAO Aquaculture Service calls for contributions to the development of a worldwide overview and databank of Codes of Practice, Codes of Conduct, Best (Better) Management Practices, Technical Guidelines, etc. in aquaculture.
We would like to invite all those interested in the promotion of sustainable aquaculture development to advise FAO of the existence of COP/BMP documents in their countries or regions. In particular, all aquaculture producer associations and farmer organizations are encouraged to send to FAO their Codes of Practice, Codes of Conduct, Best (Better) Management Practices, Technical Guidelines, etc. COPs/BMPs in aquaculture, as available with national and international organizations, would also be important and should also be contributed. These documents could be sent to FAO in hard copy format or electronic format, or, if available online, by informing FAO of the relevant website, internet link or URL. For further information on the scope of this initiative, please visit FAO’s aquaculture gateway page: ftp://
ftp.fao.org/FI/DOCUMENT/aquaculture/COPBMP/call.pdf
Your collaboration and contributions to this initiative will be most appreciated, and your participation will be duly recognized and acknowledged.
Jiansan Jia
Chief
Aquaculture Service
Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Direct contact: For all correspondence & information on this activity, please communicate directly with Mr Uwe Barg, Fishery Resources Officer (Aquaculture) via email: uwe.barg@fao.org, or by phone: ++39-06-57053454. His mailing address is:
Uwe Barg, Fishery Resources Officer (Aquaculture)
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome - ITALY
WORLD FOOD DAY 2009 (Fiji)
by Dhana L Raghuwaiya
World Food Day (WFD) which is observed on the 16th of October every year, is celebrated in
more than 150 countries and commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Quebec City, Canada in 1945. In Fiji the focus
is on the promotion of locally grown fresh nutritious fruits and vegetables.
The National Food and Nutrition Centre (NFNC) had been coordinating the WFD program
from 1981. Early this year the Centre handed over the role of coordinator of the World Food
Day celebration to the Ministry of Education (MoE). The Manager and Food Security Officer
represented the National Food and Nutrition Centre in the WFD National Committee
(WFDNC) and attended 6 (six) meetings organized at Technical Vocational Education and
Training Office, Ministry of Education (MoE), Suva
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