The three-year agreement, which has set up a framework for future joint activities in those sectors, was signed by Indonesian minister of marine affairs and fisheries Sharif C Sutardjo and by FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva.
As part of the agreement, specific arrangements will be made to increase cooperation in a number of areas including sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development, marine conservation and the prevention, deterrence and elimination of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The agreement will also cover capacity building, education and training, research and the exchange of experts as well as food safety.
FAO and
In 2011,
In the same year, more than six million people were engaged in inland and marine fishing and fish farming. About 54 per cent of
In 2012, the total value of
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