China News Service, Rome, September 10. Title: The "China Plan" for sustainable fishery development received international acclaim at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
China News Service reporter Li Yang
The 37th session of the FAO Fisheries Committee of the United Nations is being held at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. During the meeting, China promoted the "China Plan" for sustainable fishery development, which received widespread attention and praise from the participants.
China and FAO jointly held an aquaculture side event on the 8th to share China's sustainable fishery development concepts and practices, introduce the contribution of China's aquaculture to the sustainable development of global fisheries, promote the implementation of FAO's "Sustainable Aquaculture Guidelines", and deepen international cooperation. Chinese representatives said at the side event that in recent years, China has actively responded to FAO’s “Hand-in-Hand” initiative, deeply participated in South-South cooperation in aquaculture, and helped developing countries innovate the aquaculture industry. In order to promote sustainable aquaculture, China will continue to deepen relevant cooperation with FAO; share practical technologies; expand talent training; and support industrial development.
Representatives from India, New Zealand, South Africa, Tunisia, Sierra Leone and other important aquaculture countries, as well as representatives from important international organizations such as the Network of Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Centers (NACA), were invited to participate in side events and make special reports. After the meeting, many speakers were interviewed by reporters from China News Service and spoke positively of China's role.
NACA Director General Leiano told a reporter from China News Service that NACA has long been promoting cooperation between China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the sustainable development of fisheries, and welcomes China to play an active role in driving the aquaculture industry in the entire region forward.
Leianio said aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region has made great progress and is leading the world. However, some countries in the region still need the support of other countries in developing aquaculture. China plays a constructive role in this regard. NACA relies on China to help formulate relevant cooperation plans and implement them, such as transferring new technologies being developed to NACA member countries. He said that China's fishery technology is relatively advanced and it has achieved many innovative results in aquaculture, which can help relevant countries further develop the fishery industry, promote the sustainable development of fishery, and achieve "win-win".
Semoli, acting deputy director-general of the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, told China News Service that South Africa and China have launched relevant cooperation around fishery technology development and capacity building. This cooperation is based on the strong friendship and mutual trust between the two countries. He revealed that the two countries have also made some progress in technological exchanges and technology transfer in related fields.
Bokari, coordinator of the Global Blue Economy Food Security and Livelihoods Project in Sierra Leone, shared at the side event how the Serbian and African perspectives view the issue of sustainable fishery development. He told a reporter from China News Service that the "China Plan" for sustainable fishery development is in line with the development of Sierra Leone and will continue to benefit the people of Sierra Leone.
Bokari believes that China's innovative achievements in aquaculture have high reference value and are very practical. Relevant innovation is also seen as a driving force for motivating young people to devote themselves to scientific research, especially in terms of increasing the scale of fishery production. He also hopes that more African researchers in related fields will go to China for on-site inspections and learn from China’s experience.
