{"id":94001,"date":"2022-04-20T11:47:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T06:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/?post_type=samudra&p=94001"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:47:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T06:17:10","slug":"bringing-back-the-artisanal-in-small-scale-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"samudra","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/samudra\/bringing-back-the-artisanal-in-small-scale-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Back the Artisanal in Small-scale Fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"
The future of sustainable fisheries around the world does not lie merely in the scale of operations but in the artisanal attitude and its attendant culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n This article is by John Kurien <\/strong>(kurien.john@gmail.com), Visiting Professor, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru<\/p>\n This is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). From a quick survey of the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other publicity briefs of civil society organizations (CSOs) that are co-celebrating the year, the focus is strongly on small-scale fisheries and aquaculture. \u2018Small in scale, big in value\u2019 is one of the key messages.<\/p>\n But I wonder: What has happened to the \u2018artisanal\u2019 dimension of the celebrations? Why is there no focus on that? Is there today no overlap between small-scale and artisanal? Or was this a relationship of the past? Should we seek to revive it in the future?<\/p>\n Without getting into the detailed etymology of the word, there are three very appealing attributes to any activity that we can call \u2018artisanal\u2019: skill of body and mind; judicious use of human and renewable energy; and freedom of work and expression. These combine to give the activity an artistic overtone. Together, they lead to convivial and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n
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