{"id":99656,"date":"2022-12-22T12:43:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/?post_type=samudra&p=99656"},"modified":"2022-12-22T12:44:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:14:33","slug":"getting-the-true-story","status":"publish","type":"samudra","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/samudra\/getting-the-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting the True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
The IPC people-centred methodology to assess the implementation of the SSF Guidelines is a call to action in support of small-scale fisheries<\/strong><\/p>\n This article is by Ahana Lakshmi<\/strong> <\/em>(ahanalakshmi@gmail.com), an independent researcher and consultant based in C\u1e25ennai, India<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Programmes and schemes often have evaluation procedures that focus on the outputs. Have X number of training programmes been held? Were Y amount of funds disbursed as credit support? Has the income of Z per cent of people gone up, or has it gone down?<\/p>\n These are targeted outputs; they can be evaluated. But how do you evaluate guidelines that are supposed to enable the development of an entire community? The best way is to ensure that the evaluation comes from the community itself.<\/p>\n That said, it is really not as easy as it sounds. Especially with trying to understand an international instrument such as the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines). This is the first internationally negotiated instrument dedicated specifically to small-scale fisheries (SSF), endorsed by member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2014. It is packed with what should be done to ensure that the conditions of small-scale fishers, fishworkers and their families improve worldwide, adopting a human rights-based approach.<\/p>\n
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