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"The two-day meeting is a kick-off meeting for projects selected for Community funding in 2012 (Call for proposals 2012). It has been designed to provide coordinators with detailed information on administrative and financial aspects of the management of their projects and to facilitate networking among participants (presentation of projects, exchange of good practices, challenges in project management). The plenary session on 24 January 2013 was video recorded."

"The Italian dello Stretto FLAG from Calabria is urgently looking for partners for a transnational cooperation project called SHADES, or "Sustainable and Holistic Approaches to Development in European Seaboards". The project focuses on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM and aims to facilitate an exchange of information and know-how on ICM and develop guidelines for mainstreaming integrated coastal management in partners' areas. Please contact the FLAG by the 23rd December 2013 if this area of work is of interest to you. Cooperation Factsheet - Integrated Coastal Management "

"The Italian dello Stretto FLAG from Calabria is urgently looking for partners for a transnational cooperation project called SHADES, or "Sustainable and Holistic Approaches to Development in European Seaboards". The project focuses on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM and aims to facilitate an exchange of information and know-how on ICM and develop guidelines for mainstreaming integrated coastal management in partners' areas. Please contact the FLAG by the 23rd December 2013 if this area of work is of interest to you. Cooperation Factsheet - Integrated Coastal Management "

"This 13 minute video was produced by the USAID Cambodia MSME Project to assist Cambodian farmers to improve aquaculture production. This video explains the basic steps to show aquaculture farmers how they can increase pond fish production an average of 300% per year. The step-by-step explanation is easy to follow and results in significant increases in pond productivity and increased incomes. "

CLLD in the future - cooperation in and beyond Europe Community aquaculture in France Connecting fishermen and their families in Andalusia, Spain The growth of pesca-tourism in the EU Seventy inspiring Axis 4 tourism projects F@RNET. apps State of play: 6 228 projects and counting Forthcoming events and activities Other news Download: -

"The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has participated in the SUBMARINER project, jointly performed by eight countries in order to investigate new ways of utilising the Baltic Sea's resources. Over three years, the project has looked at various ways of utilising macroalgae and microalgae, mussels, common reed and microbes. "

"Parliament seeks changes to the EMFF and Axis 4 Polish FLAGs join discussion on CLLD Biofuels drive cooperation between Finnish and French FLAGs UK FLAG visits Fisch vom Kutter project in Germany @Drecklyfish - the fish auction on Twitter Andalucian FLAG network for women entrepreneurs Royal visit to Holderness Coast FLAG New FARNET publication: Axis 4, a tool for fisheries communities FLAG input required for Axis 4 study State of play: 5 836 projects and counting Forthcoming events and activities Other news"

Download n° 10 - Spring-Summer 2014 Putting learning into practice In 2006, just eight years ago, the European Commission held a first transnational meeting in Oporto, Portugal, to launch a new "territorial approach" to addressing the challenges faced by Europe's fisheries. Axis 4, as it became known, was born and in 2014 we are starting to see the results and learn from this first experiment in local development for fisheries communities. Zoom: Peer-to-peer learning and mentoring Three examples from Sweden. Report: Partners of the sea Forging a common maritime identity through animation and collective project support in Marennes Oléron (Poitou-Charentes, France). People: Rita Pamplona Report: Axis 4 of the EFF, at the forefront of sustainable development in Romania Two examples in the Danube Delta and South Dobrogea. Four innovative, area-based development projects in fisheries areas. Spotlight:Towards a successful implementation of Axis 4 A study on Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) in 15 Member States estimates that considerable employment benefits and some important qualitative results have already been achieved by FLAGs and beneficiaries.

"Pluriagri vient de publier une étude conduite par Bruno Dorin (Cirad), intitulée L'Europe dans le système alimentaire mondial : un scénario pour 2050 adossé aux projections de la FAO. Cette étude s'appuie sur la dernière actualisation des projections FAO pour l'agriculture et l'alimentation, converties et ajustées via l'outil AgriBiom pour permettre une analyse sur base comparable des évolutions passées (1961-2006) et futures (2006-2050), par le biais d'une unité fonctionnelle commune : la calorie alimentaire."

"US Ambassador David Lane visits Tome Zacarias' fish farm, part of the Project for Promotion of Small Scale Aquaculture - PROAQUA, in Chiongo, Gondola region, Mozambique"

"EGYPT - WorldFish and the Improving Employment and Incomes through Development of Egypt's Aquaculture Sector (IEIDEAS) project delivered training in 'Best Management Practices' to more than 1400 fish farmers in 2013. Training on a range of subjects from pond construction to post-harvest handling and social responsibilities was delivered in short, face-to-face, field-based, practical sessions."

"Faced with the prospect of rising costs, strict limitations on catch sizes and increasing competition from cheaper imports, more and more fishermen are re-evaluating the market potential of their catch and looking for new and more lucrative distribution channels.Zoom on the new Stockholm fish market (Sweden). Report: The FLAG fish Carp is a flagship product and a driving force for sustainable local development in the Barycz valley (Poland). Interview: Aigars Laugalis Report: An emotional business In Salento (Italy), tourism brings some great opportunities for a local fishing sector in search of added value and diversification. Trade winds Four innovative, area-based development projects in fisheries areas. Spotlight: Delivering results FLAGs have to provide evidence that Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) - Axis 4 in the current period - can foster socio-economic development in a way that cannot be delivered by top-down policies."

"Recherche Conseiller Agriculture (clôture fin Août 2013) 25/07/2013 AI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional (...) Recherche un (e) experte (e) en sécurité alimentaire (clôture 9 Août 2013) 16/07/2013 Le Comité Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS) recrute Un(e) expert(e) en Sécurité Alimentaire, chargé du Volet (...) Recherche Assistant de Programme (clôture 12 juillet 2013) 3/07/2013 As the Programme Assistant, you will build and maintain positive relationships with key ECOWAS staff while undertaking necessary day-to-day (...)"

"The most abundant biological resource on earth, marine microalgae, has not previously been used directly in food production. Researchers at Uni Research are hoping to change that through the MIRACLES research project."

Creating 17 jobs, Benboa is a project that has breathed new life into a small fishing village by reviving and diversifying the activities of a local shellfish supplier. Benboa offers visitors the experience of seeing live shellfish, while having the opportunity to buy, prepare and taste seafood, all in one place.

"In 2013, the FARNET seminar, "Marketing the Local Catch", brought together stakeholders from across Europe to exchange ideas and experience on the marketing of locally caught fish and seafood. This guide presents some of the options and tools fishermen and other local stakeholders can avail of to improve the marketing of the local catch, with the help of their Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG). It starts by looking at some of the reasons for, and benefits of, improving the marketing of local fisheries products. It then looks more specifically at the role of FLAGs, and how they can assist in the development of marketing projects. Finally, two innovative ways to improve marketing locally (direct sales, Community Supported Fisheries) are presented, as well as three practical tools that can be used to improve the effectiveness of the marketing strategy: digital tools, experience-based activities and labels and brands."

Promoting the multi-fund approach Inspiration from Sweden Aquaculture and Axis 4 FLAG cooperation in the Mediterranean TourFish meeting in the Hastings FLAG area FARNET Apps: Crowdfunding for Axis 4 Results of Axis 4 study published Thumbs up for FARNET publications State of play: 8 610 projects and counting Forthcoming events and activities Other news

The Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) of the European Commission (DG MARE), with the assistance of the FARNET Support Unit, is organising a high level conference on the results of Axis 4 of the EFF and the future of Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) in coastal communities. During the 2007-2014 period, Axis 4 of the EFF was the main instrument for the sustainable development of fisheries areas. Implemented by 312 Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), Axis 4 has supported over 9 000 projects at the local level, applying a bottom-up, local development approach in fisheries and coastal areas across 21 Member States.

Latvian OP first to be approved Sailing towards 2020: and the winners are… Atlantic FLAGs discuss European Fisheries Villages Network Belgian-UK cooperation on community supported fisheries FishSAFE with an EFF supported App Transatlantic cooperation on small scale fisheries Axis 4 in the news A visual guide to the CFP and EMFF State of play: 10 214 projects and counting Forthcoming events and activities

"Bulambuli Valley " Repérée par Rue89, cette vidéo parodique assure en fait la promotion d'une campagne de crowdfunding sur le site Indiegogo lancée par une ONG (Communities for Development) qui aide les populations rurales de l'est de l'Ouganda à développer leur activité.

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