Transforming Food Systems with Aquatic Foods: Scaling up sustainable production solutions

Transforming Food Systems with Aquatic Foods: Scaling up sustainable production solutions

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  Scaling up sustainableproduction solutions: Impact of Voluntary Sustainability Standards on small-scale aquatic foods producers in least developed countries Santiago FernándezdeCórdoba Senior Economist, UNCTAD UNFSS Coordinator www.unfss.org
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  IS SUSTAINABLE AQUATICFOOD PRODUCTION POSSIBLE? With all due respect, there is a need for aquatic sustainability. Fish stocks can recover and replenish. By taking care of our fish stock, they will take care of us. If aquaculture is produced in a sustainable manner (social, environmental and economical), it can contribute to long-term food security and nutrition, healthy ecosystems and improve the living standards for all, especially the poorest. Can Voluntary Sustainability standards help to achieve Sustainable Food production?
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  What are Voluntary SustainabilityStandards? u Requirements set by private entities that producers are asked to meet for economic, social and environmental sustainability metrics. u By complying with VSS, the products carry a “seal-of-approval” eco-label or a sustainability claim. u VSS can also include other metrics as: human rights, equitable profit sharing, decent working conditions, conservation of natural resource, biodiversity, and ecosystem. u VSS market is rapidly growing. Consumers are willing to pay premium to VSS-labelled products. u VSS are developed for land crops. Price Premium can lead to over-production, which is a problem in aquatic food production. “Seal-of- Approval” Market Access Premium price Effective marketing tool
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  Developing countries often haveproblems with VSS because: Policy Dialogue Producers - Governments Support for Developing Country Producers Trasparency: Research & Analysis u They can’t find credible standards u Compliance can be costly u Small-scale producers often faces risks of being left out u Standards are not harmonized causing unnecessary multiplication u Do we need a new generation of VSS for Aquatic Food Production a VSS 2.0? www.unfss.org
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  Thank You www.unfss.org
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  The Nature Conservancy(TNC) Conserving Aquatic Resources Creating sustainable food security – case of Tanzania Peter Limbu Lake Tanganyika Fisheries Director & Tanzania Fisheries Technical Advisor TNC – Tanzania May 2021
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  Empowering Communities PHOTO CREDIT:© MATIAS CALLIUX PHOTO CREDIT: © Ami Vitale Ocean Protection & Resilience MSP (KE, TZ, M) Mangroves Protection (KE, TZ) Reef restoration (KE, Pemba) Sustainable Aquaculture Seaweed Farming (Zanzibar) Sustainable fisheries management on Lake Tanganyika Established in Africa: 2007 HQ: Nairobi Tanzania Offices: in Arusha, Kigoma and Dar-es-Salaam TNC Africa staff: 104 - 8 countries 114.8 mil acres 1.5 million direct beneficiaries 16,266 women economically empowered by TNC projects Source of fund: Private and public OUR STRATEGIES Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy Fisheries, Resilient coasts, Thriving communities, Governance informed by science The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Conserving Aquatic Resources Creating sustainable food security – case of Tanzania
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  • Proper sitingand farm design Proper farming Methods Proper seed selection Application of planting season Calendar Routine management - Proper harvesting and drying techniques Better Management Practices (BMPs) for Seaweed Farming in Tanzania TNC current Intervention in Zanzibar
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  WAYFORWARD Partnership Sustainable & Quality production Processing factories Noddle,fishballs, crackers Ice cream, cracker cone cosmetics What is still needed to be done
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  THE HATCH UNIVERSE TanjaHoel Innovation Manager [email protected] Designed with synergy in mind, our three business units enable us to accelerate the development of sustainable solutions in all different aspects of the aquaculture chain. Our multiple touch points with early stage innovators, investors, researchers as well as established corporates create unique opportunities for collaboration and mutual gain to transform our food systems, facilitated and designed by Hatch. INNOVATION SERVICES For Industry Help clients to increase their innovation capacity and provide them with access to cutting-edge external innovation. For Investors Help clients to formulate their aquaculture thesis and connect them with high-quality deals. For Governments Help foster an aquaculture innovation ecosystems and increase innovation capacity of the aquaculture industry. HATCH FUND HATCH Fund 1 ($8.4M, closed) HATCH Fund 2 ($75M, currently raising) For Startups Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A capital with a global mandate focusing on upstream, farm level downstream innovation as well as alternative seafood. Mainly invests through accelerator program but also does non accelerator deals. For Investors Unique portfolio of high-return aquaculture startups and global diversification. ACCELERATOR PROGRAM We believe sustainable aquaculture and alternative seafood is part of the solution, therefore we invest in its technological development. High intensity annual program over 15 weeks in 3 locations working with world- leading experts while connecting startups to industry, investors, farmers, experts and talent.
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  CONNECTING AN INDUSTRYTO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AQUAFEEDS HATCH IS PARTNERING UP WITH GLOBAL LEADING AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO FIND NOVEL FEED INNOVATIONS TO HELP THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE AQUAFEEDS. CHALLENGE Global aquaculture accounts for a modest amount of greenhouse gas emissions compared to terrestrial livestock farming but one way it could reduce its footprint further is by looking at the biggest source: feed production. SOLUTION Increasing use of novel ingredients from previously untapped and sustainable nutrient resources like micro-algae, insect meal and alternative proteins. OUR APPROACH Working across the feed value chain with novel feed ingredient suppliers, feed producers and producers to scale new sustainable aquafeeds. Together with Cargill we are supporting the development of novel aquafeeds, testing and validating new feed concepts that will lower the carbon footprint impact from feed substantially. HATCH IS SUPPORTING CARGILL'S SEAFURTHER™ GOAL TO HELP SALMON FARMERS REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT BY 30 PERCENT BY 2030. READ MORE ABOUT THE “SEA FURTHER” INITIATIVE
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  CLOSING THE GENDERGAP IN OCEAN FOOD SYSTEMS WOMEN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND IN FOOD SECURITY; THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE RURAL ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. Hatch has taken action to empower gender equality in ocean food society, an essential means of achieving the sustainable development goals of sustainable rural development, food security and nutrition. Hatch`s objective is to achieve equality between women and men in access to finance, resources and business support to promote sustainable aquatic food production, increase food security and rural development Our first global Women in Aquaculture business program will be kicking off in August 2021 and offer: • Industry network • Access to finance • Business support • Mentorship support with women business leaders in the aquaculture industry HATCH HAS PARTNERED WITH CARGILL, YAMAHA MOTORS, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TO SCALE OUR IMPACT.