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Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijoo and FAO secretary general, José Graziano da Silva at the agreement signing ceremony. (Photo: Xunta de Galicia)
Galicia and FAO agree to cooperate in South American aquaculture development
SPAIN
Thursday, September 17, 2015, 03:00 (GMT + 9)
Xunta de Galicia has signed a memorandum with FAO to develop technical cooperation and training projects in the agriculture and fisheries sector for the benefit of less developed countries
The agreement was signed Tuesday in Rome, Italy, by the Galician president, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, and the FAO secretary general, José Graziano da Silva.
Feijoo highlighted that this agreement extends the collaboration initiated between the two institutions in 2008 and follows on from an agreement signed in 2010 for similar purposes.
He also referred to another agreement signed by Spain a decade ago for cooperation in agriculture, fisheries and food development.
The new document expresses the will of the Government of Galicia and the FAO to continue to collaborate to launch joint programmes in areas such as agriculture, fisheries maritime activity, food security or development of the rural and coastal economy in developing countries.
Under this agreement, the regional government is committed to providing its knowledge and expertise in this field. It will also promote and organize initiatives and events aimed at raising the public awareness on issues such as food security and the struggle against hunger and poverty, especially through educational activities in schools.
With regard to specific maritime cooperation in the fisheries field, the memorandum establishes three issues on which both parties have already begun to work to define its contents.
The first one is the development of a global record of the fishing fleet, for which the regional government, through the Register of Ships of Galicia, will offer accurate data to the system set by the FAO.
The second issue concerns the cooperation for aquaculture management in South America. To this end, experts from the Department for Rural and Marine Affairs will offer training and share their experiences with the FAO aquaculture department.
The third issue involves the definition of a public-private structure for advice on fisheries development in third countries. In this regard, he stressed on the need to promote sustainable fisheries, encourage the rationality of catches and the correct use of fishing gear to keep fishing grounds and with them, the future.
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