Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Exchange:Advancing Sustainable Aquatic Foods andSpace-Aquaponics
Fresh Water Farms Europe (FWFEU) has recently completed an Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs exchange hosted by ICEE.SPACE in the Netherlands, dedicated to advancing sustainable aquatic food systems and exploring their integration into space-analog and extreme environment infrastructures. This collaboration aligns closely with the Global Action Network’s mission of enabling sustainable food from oceans and inland…
Future17 Global Challenge: Systems Approach toClimate-Resilient Aquaponics for Sustainable AquaticFoods
In Autumn 2025, Fresh Water Farms Europe (FWFEU) joined the Future17 Global Challenge Programme with a dedicated project on “Systems Approach to Climate-Resilient Aquaponics for Sustainable Aquatic Foods.” The initiative is implemented in partnership with QS Impact and a global consortium of universities, including Stellenbosch University, the University of Exeter, Duke Kunshan University and The…
14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) highlights the critical role of food composition data for aquatic foods
From 1–3 September 2025, FAO hosted the 14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) in Rome, Italy. Led and organized by FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), in collaboration with global partners, the three-day event brought together around 180 experts from over 40 countries to explore the latest developments in food composition data – the detailed…
Update about FAO/INFOODS-uFish
A new collaboration was launched in 2022 with multiple partners including FAO, the University of Lancaster, WorldFish, and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway. This aims to increase accessibility and use of food composition data to better inform public health and nutrition policies and programs based on updated and recent evidence of the important nutrient contributions…
Call for online Consultation V0 draft
The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is calling for online consultation for the V0 draft of the report “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”. The results of this consultation will be used by the HLPE-FSN to further elaborate the report,…
ClimeFOOD
Project Summary Feeding a growing world population where all food production is under pressure from climate variability and change requires an increased focus on aquatic food systems to implement sustainable pathways to reach the UN SDGs. Aquatic foods, in particular seafood, comprise important sources of micro- and macro-nutrients essential for ensuring healthy diets, particularly for young…
Proposal for update of the HLPE report 7, on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture for Food Security and Nutrition
Norway, supported by many other stakeholders has proposed that the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) should provide an update of the HLPE report 7, on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture for Food Security and Nutrition, from 2014, and if needed followed by an update the related CFS recommendations These CFS outcomes has been important for the…
COP30 Side Event
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems: ” A people-centered approach for planetary and human health” Aquatic food systems remain an overlooked and underutilized potential in global food systems dialogue. This event seeks to identify actionable steps to accelerate the transition towards sustainable food systems by fully integrating aquatic foods into the broader agenda. The UN Decade of…
Network Meeting 2025
Time: 18:00-20:00, 22nd October 2025 (GMT+2) Location: German Room (C269), FAO Headquarters, Rome | Zoom The Network Meeting will be hybrid and open for all. Those who have access to FAO Headquarters, Rome, may join the meeting on-site, while others may join online via Zoom. We will share the actions in support of the Network’s mission.…
WIOMSA2025 Mini-Symposia
Enhancing nutrition security through regional collaboration: advancing high-quality analytical data on aquatic foods We are proud to co-host the mini-symposia proposals at 13th WIOMSA Symposium. The symposium will be held at the PrideInn Hotels, Resorts & Camps in Mombasa, Kenya, on Monday the 29th of September, 16:00-17:40 local time. Aquatic foods are rich sources of…